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Carried Interest

Carried Interest Explained in Latest PEGCC Whiteboard Video

Judge: “Carried interest is commonly misunderstood in public discourse. Our newest whiteboard video demystifies the topic and answers questions about what carried interest really is, how it works…

Increasing Stakes in Private Equity

Pension funds have invested billions of dollars in private equity since the early 1980s. Since then, they have steadily increased portfolio allocations to private equity – doubling in the last…
Research

Increasing Stakes in Private Equity

Pension funds have invested billions of dollars in private equity since the early 1980s.  Since then, they have steadily increased portfolio allocations to private equity – doubling in the last…

Private Equity Drives Growth in Yale’s Endowment

A recent article in the Yale Daily News highlights the importance of private equity to Yale’s endowment. According to the story, the Yale Investment Committee released a report indicating its…

Private Equity Backing Can Boost Firms’ Performance

From Business Finance: “Venture Capital and Private Equity Backing Can Boost Firms’ Performance” by Karen M. Kroll Small- and mid-size businesses that receive financing from venture capital or…

Private Equity Performance Continues to Outpace Public Market Returns

Bailey: “Investors saw big swings in public markets over the past five years, with the S&P 500 losing more than half of its value and then doubling again.  Despite these large gains, private…

New Pepperdine Study: Private Equity Investments Grow Revenue and Employment

Businesses Backed by Private Equity and Venture Capital Funding Have Significantly Stronger Sales and Job Growth Media contacts:  T.J. Becker at (269)445-4257 or tjbecker@lowe.org Douglass…

PE Index: Private Equity Activity Falls in Q3, but Remains Above 2008-09 Levels

Bailey: “Private equity investment topped $59 billion for the quarter- showing consistent pace of investment and the industry’s place as a driving force for economic activity.” The Private…

PEGCC Releases Q3 Private Equity Index

Bailey: “Private equity investment topped $59 billion for the quarter- showing consistent pace of investment and the industry’s place as a driving force for economic activity.” The Private…
Legislative Priorities

On Private Equity Taxation, Consider Side Effects

By David Robinson Herald-Sun guest columnist DURHAM – As we reach the last few days of the presidential election and the debates  between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney reach a…

New Research Shows Pension Investment in Private Equity Outperforms All Other Asset Classes

PEGCC’s Bailey: “Even the lower tier of private equity… outperforms public equity’s top tier.” Amid ongoing discussion of the value of private equity to the U.S. economy, new research…
Case Studies

vRide: Environmentally Sound Solutions

vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. With an investment from the private equity firm TPG Capital, vRide…

Investing in Economical and Environmentally Sound Solutions

Michigan-based vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. They’ve issued a nation-wide challenge to take…

Private Equity and vRide Partner to Help Commuters Save Time, Money and the Environment

Judge: “TPG’s investment in vRide exemplifies the societal benefits of pairing capital and expertise with entrepreneurs, innovators and fresh ideas.” Michigan-based vRide is a ride sharing…

New Report: Private Equity continues to outperform S&P 500 over long term horizons

Judge: “The benefits of private equity returns to the pensions, charitable foundations and university endowments are clear.  No other asset class provides the consistently superior returns of…

CommVault CEO: Private Equity is About Growth

In a blog post for Forbes, President and CEO of CommVault, N. Robert Hammer, replies to critics who criticize private equity for political gain. Having run companies funded by private equity, Hammer…

KKR Stretches Its Dollar to Boost Industry’s Rep

ByMichael Wursthorn Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.’s ownership of the discount retailer Dollar General Corp. has found another use besides being a buyout success for the firm. The…
Case Studies

Dollar General: Reenergizing a National Retailer

Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General is a national retailer that has been revived by private equity. The company’s growth and…

Private Equity Investment Grows Dollar General into one of the Nation’s Largest, Most Successful Retailers

Judge: “Dollar General is one of many examples of household names reenergized by private equity.” Often left out of the conversation surrounding the presidential election, private equity is…

Private Equity Reenergizes a National Retailer

Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General is a national retailer that has been revived by private equity. The company’s growth and profitability had slowed and in 2007, the…