News
Everybody Knows Who We Work For
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, private equity pioneer and KKR co-founder and co-CEO George Roberts spoke about the private equity business model and the relationship each PE firm has with its…
KKR Stretches Its Dollar to Boost Industry’s Rep
ByMichael Wursthorn
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.’s ownership of the discount retailer Dollar General Corp. has found another use besides being a buyout success for the firm.
The…
Case Studies
Dollar General: Reenergizing a National Retailer
Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General is a national retailer that has been revived by private equity. The company’s growth and…
Private Equity Investment Grows Dollar General into one of the Nations Largest, Most Successful Retailers
Today the Private Equity at Work campaign released a new video case study today featuring national retailer Dollar General, now the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer by store count….
Private Equity Investment Grows Dollar General into one of the Nation’s Largest, Most Successful Retailers
Judge: “Dollar General is one of many examples of household names reenergized by private equity.”
Often left out of the conversation surrounding the presidential election, private equity is…
Private Equity Reenergizes a National Retailer
Headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General is a national retailer that has been revived by private equity. The company’s growth and profitability had slowed and in 2007, the…
Legislative Priorities
New Academic Analysis Finds Double Taxation on Partnership Businesses Reverses Trend Toward Tax Neutrality
Postlewaite: “The logic for the [tax increase] proposal is undercut by the evolution of the tax law over the last 30 years, which has embraced single-level taxation as the standard for business tax…
Pensions
WSJ: PE’s Ongoing PR War Sees Lobby Group Push Public Pension Data
By Michael Wursthorn
As politicians and pundits continue to hammer the private equity industry during this election, the industry’s lobby group has culled public data from pension plans across…
The $214 Billion Map: PEGCC Report Breaks Down Pension Fund Investment by State, Ranks Top Funds by Returns and Allocation
Judge: “This data, coupled with the new interactive map, further demonstrates who benefits most from successful private equity investments – the teachers, policemen, firefighters and other…