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WSJ: Think Twice Before Raiding Carried Interest

By Pam Hendrickson Ms. Hendrickson, the chief operating officer of The Riverside Company, a private-equity firm, and a member of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, and vice chairman of the…
Legislative Priorities

Sen. Richard Burr Visits Inmar

Inmar CEO David Mounts: “Private equity has positioned us as a stronger, more innovative company, able to compete over the long-term.” Today Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) visited Inmar at their…
Research

ILPA and Cambridge Associates Release Private Markets Benchmark

This week, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released its ILPA Private Markets Benchmark, the organization’s proprietary performance benchmark conducted in partnership with…

Pam Hendrickson Discusses Private Equity and Tax Reform on Bloomberg

Appearing on Bloomberg’s Market Makers on March 19, The Riverside Company COO Pam Hendrickson explained the mutually beneficial nature of the private equity business model. “The thing about…

Private Equity Continues Strong Outperformance

Bailey: “Private equity performance continues to strengthen the retirement security of millions of Americans by providing pension funds five percentage points more in returns annually over the…
Legislative Priorities

PEGCC Statement in Response to the introduction of The Small Business Capital Access And Job Preservation Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Steve Judge, President and CEO of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council made the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 1105, The Small Business Capital Access…
Carried Interest

NYT op-ed: Why Carried Interest Is a Capital Gain

This originally ran in the New York Times DealBook on March 4, 2013. You can read it here. By STEVE JUDGE Steve Judge is the president and chief executive of the Private Equity Growth Capital…

Washington Update

The presidential election brought unprecedented attention to the private equity industry and came at a critical time, when lawmakers are deeply concerned about fiscal and tax policy. Our work in…
Legislative Priorities

Sen. Dan Coats visits PE-owned Berry Plastics in Evansville, Indiana

On February 15, Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) visited Berry Plastics in Evansville, Indiana. Berry Plastics is a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products and is majority owned by…

PE Index Shows Surge in Private Equity Activity for Q4 2012

During the same quarter that economic growth slowed in the United States, private equity expanded to a level not seen since before the financial crisis. The Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s…