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Ropes & Gray LLP: Disqualification of “Bad Actors” from Regulation D Offerings
By Jason Brown
Ropes & Gray LLP
Effective September 23, 2013, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation D to disqualify securities offerings involving “bad actors” from reliance on the…
Portfolio Company Outreach Update
In August, the Council facilitated Sen. Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) facility tour of Camber Corporation in Centerville, Virginia. On the tour, Sen. Kaine learned about the relationship between Camber…
PEGCC Annual Meeting Slideshow
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The PEGCC held its Annual Meeting last week, and it was a great success with attendance nearly doubling from last year. The Annual Meeting and Member Dinner is an…
Reuters: House Republicans question SEC oversight of private equity funds
By Sarah N. Lynch
Two key Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are questioning whether federal securities regulators are spending too much of their time conducting compliance…
Private Equity Manager: Fortune’s tax boogeyman
It’s misleading to label an IRS investigation into inter-company lending as a private equity problem.
Fortune recently caused quite a stir amongst private equity folk when it ran a piece headlined…
PEGCC ERISA brief featured in Pensions & Investments
Private equity group backs Sun Capital Partners over pension liability
By Hazel Bradford
Sun Capital Partners gained support in its legal battle over potential pension liabilities from the…
PEGCC Launches Private Equity Trends Report; Finds Activity Rebounded in Q2
Bailey: “The trends in Q2 provide optimism for private equity’s investors and fund managers alike.”
WASHINGTON, DC – The Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) released its first quarterly…
Research
CFO Magazine: How Private Equity is Driving Value
A recent article in CFO Magazine reports on a new EY study showing that “strategic and operational improvements” account for more than half of private equity returns. A strong focus on operations…
CFO Magazine: How Private Equity is Driving Value
By Vincent Ryan
A new study from Ernst & Young shows that in recent years private-equity-owned firms have outperformed their publicly held peers with the returns they generated for investors…
Washington Update
Tax Reform
Over the past few months, serious debates about comprehensive tax reform are intensifying within the tax writing committees. The fact that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus (D-MT)…
Pensions
The Interdependence of Pension Security and Private Equity
By Bronwyn Bailey, Ph.D. Vice President, Research, Private Equity Growth Capital Council
In the wake of the financial crisis, American pensions face an unprecedented challenge. Pension funds are…
Debevoise & Plimpton: SEC Lifts Ban on Solicitation and Publicity Activities
As mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted amendments to Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 that…
Private Equity Investment Tops $347 Billion in U.S.
Private equity firms invested $347 billion in more than 2,000 U.S.-based companies last year, according to the third annual “Private Equity: Top States and Districts” analysis released today by…
With Private Equity, Entrust Provides More Innovative Cyber Security Solutions
With reports of cyber-attacks on the rise, governments, businesses and consumers alike are concerned about securing private data like the identities of government employees abroad, intellectual…
Private Equity-backed Entrust Defends Governments and Businesses from the Emerging Threat of Cyber-Attacks
Judge: “Private equity is long-term capital that is being put to use to solve some of our country’s greatest security challenges.”
With reports of cyber-attacks on the rise, governments,…
Private Equity-backed Entrust Defends Governments and Businesses from the Emerging Threat of Cyber-Attacks
Judge: “Private equity is long-term capital that is being put to use to solve some of our country’s greatest security challenges.”
Washington, D.C. – With reports of cyber-attacks on the rise,…
Pensions
Houston Firefighters Pension Fund Among The Strongest In The Nation
by: David Pitman
Please click here for the KUHF Houston Public Radio audio clip.
The pension for Houston firefighters is one of the strongest in the country. That’s according to the latest ranking…
Pensions
PEGCC Performance Update: PE Continues Outperformance of S&P 500 and Provides Strong Returns for Public Pensions
Judge: “Our most recent Performance Update demonstrates that private equity continues to provide strong and reliable returns to our investors.”
Washington, D.C. – Private equity returns…
Pensions
The Interdependence of Pension Security and Private Equity
By Bronwyn Bailey, Ph.D. Vice President, Research, Private Equity Growth Capital Council
In the wake of the financial crisis, American pensions face an unprecedented challenge. Pension funds are…