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Gardner Denver, a KKR portfolio company, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 16, 2014, for the completion of a $1.65 million flood protection wall.  The wall is designed to protect a Quincy,…

Pictured from left to right are – Bruce Duff, CEO of ARCOS, and Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH). ARCOS is a portfolio company…

Pictured from left to right are – Jeffrey Ansell, President & CEO of Sun Products, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Andy…

Judge: “Pensioners from across the country are benefiting from the superior returns that private equity consistently provides to their funds year after year.” Washington, D.C. – The Private…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Private equity returns continue to outpace the S&P 500 over the long term, according to the most recent quarterly Performance Update Report from the Private Equity Growth…

Washington was relatively quiet during the third quarter. With the summer congressional recess, the upcoming mid-term elections, and an onset of foreign policy crises, the attention of Congress was…

The Council held its first Chief Financial Officers’ Day on September 10th at Associate Member Deloitte’s office in New York. The Council continues to expand its member services offerings to…

Educational “Private Equity Minute” Series Features Professor Colin Blaydon of Dartmouth College Explaining the Fundamentals of Private Equity WASHINGTON – The Private Equity Growth Capital Council…

On Wednesday, September 10th, the PEGCC hosted a CEO Capitol Hill Day with The Riverside Company in Washington, DC. CEOs from Riverside portfolio companies Arcos, Brandmuscle, Camelot Education, and…

In a recent issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, contributing editor William Cohan recounts how The Blackstone Group executed one of the most successful leveraged buyouts of all time. According to Cohan,…

The Private Equity Growth Capital Council has been very busy over the last few months. Here’s a snapshot of what’s been happening: PEGCC is pleased to announce Adams Street Partners has become…

By Keith Fullenweider, Stephen M. Gill, Mark Proctor and Kai Haakon E. Liekefett The tide of shareholder activism keeps rising.  In 2013, there were 219 reported shareholder activism campaigns and…

A recent story by TheStreet explains why private equity firms offer the best of capitalism, noting that “Private equity groups increase shareholder value, add liquidity, offer greater resources and…

Washington, D.C. – In the second quarter of 2014 private equity fundraising nearly doubled to $50 billion, indicating investors’ continued interest in the asset class, according to the Private Equity…

Invested Capital Totaled $108 Billion Washington, D.C. – In the second quarter of 2014 private equity fundraising nearly doubled to $50 billion, indicating investors’ continued interest in the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Private equity returns significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the long term, according to the most recent Performance Update from the Private Equity Growth Capital Council…

By Scott Gamm Friday, July 11, 2014 Private equity firms poured billions of dollars into companies last year, a new survey says. According to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council,…