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New Pepperdine Study: Private Equity Investments Grow Revenue and Employment

Businesses Backed by Private Equity and Venture Capital Funding Have Significantly Stronger Sales and Job Growth Media contacts:  T.J. Becker at (269)445-4257 or tjbecker@lowe.org Douglass…
Research

Do Private Equity Funds Earn Their Fees?

It’s widely known that private equity (PE) managers charge fees to limited partner investors (LPs) in their funds. These fees have historically been “2 and 20”: a 2 percent management fee on…

PE Index: Private Equity Activity Falls in Q3, but Remains Above 2008-09 Levels

Bailey: “Private equity investment topped $59 billion for the quarter- showing consistent pace of investment and the industry’s place as a driving force for economic activity.” The Private…

PEGCC Releases Q3 Private Equity Index

Bailey: “Private equity investment topped $59 billion for the quarter- showing consistent pace of investment and the industry’s place as a driving force for economic activity.” The Private…

Growth Equity: Preferred Source of Financing

Private equity and growth capital investment is about making companies stronger, but firms can accomplish that in many ways.  Writing for PE Hub, Matt Stewart examined the benefits of growth capital…
Legislative Priorities

On Private Equity Taxation, Consider Side Effects

By David Robinson Herald-Sun guest columnist DURHAM – As we reach the last few days of the presidential election and the debates  between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney reach a…

New Research Shows Pension Investment in Private Equity Outperforms All Other Asset Classes

PEGCC’s Bailey: “Even the lower tier of private equity… outperforms public equity’s top tier.” Amid ongoing discussion of the value of private equity to the U.S. economy, new research…
Case Studies

vRide: Environmentally Sound Solutions

vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. With an investment from the private equity firm TPG Capital, vRide…

Investing in Economical and Environmentally Sound Solutions

Michigan-based vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. They’ve issued a nation-wide challenge to take…

Investing in Economical and Environmentally Sound Solutions

Michigan-based vRide is a ride sharing platform offering commuters an economical and environmentally friendly way to get to and from work each day. They’ve issued a nation-wide challenge to take…