News
Private Capital Helping Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses Grow
Private capital, including private equity, plays a critical role in helping small- and mid-sized businesses grow and create jobs. In a recent blog post, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)…
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…