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Private Equity Investment Rises for Second Consecutive Quarter to $87 Billion in Q3 According to PEGCC Quarterly Trends Report

Judge: “Private equity continues to be a vital source of investment capital for American businesses and a much-needed shot in the arm for the U.S. economy.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Private equity…

PEGCC Releases Quarterly Performance Update

The PEGCC recently released its latest quarterly performance update which shows private equity returns (net of fees) outperformed the S&P 500 (including dividends) for 3-year, 5-year and 10-year…

Private Equity Returns Continue to Outpace S&P 500, According to PEGCC Quarterly Performance Update

Judge: “This report highlights the superior returns that attract limited partners to the private equity and growth capital asset class.” Washington, D.C. – The Private Equity Growth Capital…

Paul Weiss on Sun Capital ERISA Case

By Lewis R. Clayton, Robert C. Fleder and Udi Grofman Private equity funds are considering the impact of the widely-discussed Sun Capital ruling, which increases the risk that funds will be…
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Steve Judge: Why a Pension Case Will Not Change Private Equity Tax Law

In a recent column featured of the New York Times DealBook blog, PEGCC President and CEO Steve Judge provides refutes columnist Steven M. Davidoff’s flawed argument that the Sun Capital ERISA case…
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Steve Judge on Bloomberg: “Private Equity is the Best Performing Asset Class for Pension Funds.”

On October 23rd, Private Equity Growth Capital Council CEO Steve Judge appeared on Bloomberg’s Money Moves to discuss the PEGCC’s recently released pension report. “These are great results,”…
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PEGCC Releases Annual Pension Data

Private equity returns to large public pension funds continue to outperform all other asset classes over 10-year time horizons, according to new PEGCC data. The study examines 146 U.S. public…
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DealBook: Why a Pension Case Will Not Change Private Equity Tax Law

by Steve Judge Steve Judge is president and chief executive of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council. In a recent Deal Professor column, Steven M. Davidoff writes that a recent pension case…
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PEGCC President & CEO on Bloomberg TV to Discuss New Public Pension Fund Analysis & Rankings

Private Equity Growth Capital Council CEO Steve Judge discusses investing in private equity with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg)