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ICYMI – Punchbowl News Event with Sen. Tom Carper Highlights Private Equity Investments in Renewable Energy
Last week, the American Investment Council hosted the second of a two-part series with Punchbowl News examining how private capital is investing in businesses and supporting sectors across the U.S….
Did You Know? Private Equity Funded Half of all Private Renewable Investments in America in 2020
Tomorrow, the American Investment Council is hosting a virtual event with Punchbowl News to highlight private equity’s growing role in investing in renewable energy projects across…
ICYMI: Minority-Owned Businesses and Advocates Express Strong Opposition to Carried Interest Provisions in Ways & Means Committee Tax Bill
A group of minority-owned businesses and advocates are expressing their strong opposition to the carried interest provisions included in the Ways & Means Committee tax bill in…
TUNE IN: AIC & Punchbowl News Host Event on Private Capital Investment in Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, October 6 at 2:30 PM ET, the American Investment Council will host a virtual conversation with Punchbowl News on the role private capital is playing to spur…
Don’t let partisan politics impede Texas’ economic recovery
September 24, 2021 | By Glenn Hamer
Every year, small businesses create 1.5 million jobs and account for 64 percent of all new jobs in the U.S. They are the backbone of the American…
How One PE-Backed Company is Helping Children with Autism
ABS Kids, based in California, helps children with autism reach their fullest potential through Applied Behavior Analysis therapy. Partnering with private equity has allowed the company to bring…
Thanks to Private Equity, Pensions Across America Report Record-Breaking Returns
Throughout the summer, pension funds across the country reported on their returns for the fiscal year 2021. As Chief Investment Officer Magazine recently reported “private equity is consistently…
Carried interest proposal is a problem for NH
Measure in federal budget package poses a threat to private capital
September 8, 2021 | By Carl Amos Johnson
Every year, thousands of service members transition from military to civilian…
ICYMI – New study shows tax increases on carried interest would reduce investment and cause job losses
Today, University of Southern California Marshall School of Business Professor Charles Swenson released a new study examining how a proposed 98 percent tax increase on carried interest capital gains…
ICYMI – The Institutions With the Biggest Allocations to Private Markets Outperform Their Peers
Recently, the news outlet Institutional Investor published a story examining the results of a recent study published by Cambridge Associates. The study found that over the last decade, public pension…