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ICYMI // WSJ: Calpers Prepares for the Long Haul
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published the following op-ed from California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) Chief Investment Officer Ben Meng discussing how the…
What They Are Saying: Expanding Access to Private Equity Will Strengthen Retirement Security for Millions of Americans
Recently, the Department of Labor issued guidance allowing private equity investments to be offered to employer-sponsored retirement plans that invest in multiple asset classes. Government officials,…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Investment Capital
Private equity is playing an important part in helping the American economy get back on track after COVID-19 forced businesses to close across the country. In Q1 of 2020, private equity invested $64…
Correcting the Record – Private Equity Has Outperformed for Pension Funds and Other Investors
Professor Ludovic Phalippou recently released an incomplete, misleading article regarding the private equity industry. The facts clearly show that private equity has consistently outperformed…
New Report: Private Equity Invested $64 Billion In More Than 1,000 American Businesses in Q1 2020
Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its 2020 Q1 Industry Investment Report showing that private equity invested $64 billion(1) in more than 1,000 American…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Retail
Americans rely on the retail industry every day to buy groceries, clothes, and other items in order to provide for their families. Retail is and always will be a crucial sector of the…
PROFILE VIDEOS: Learn How Two PE Backed Companies are Helping First Responders and Health Care Workers
The private equity industry and its portfolio companies are proactively stepping up to help communities…
Private Equity-Backed Companies Support the American Recovery
Private equity-backed companies are answering the call to assist the American recovery to COVID-19. A new video series by the American Investment Council highlights nine private equity-backed…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Healthcare
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers are logging countless hours and sacrificing their health to treat millions of people around the world who have contracted this rare coronavirus. The…