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Strengthening Companies

WSJ Article Highlights How PE Creates Value

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal highlighted another example of private equity creating long term value for companies across America, profiling Annie’s Inc., which, with an injection of growth…

Private Equity Consistently Beats the S&P 500

 Judge: “The value of private equity as an asset class is seen in its consistent outperformance of the S&P 500.” Washington, D.C., April 3, 2012 – The Private Equity Growth Capital…

PEGCC Response to NYT Article on Alternative Investments

Julie Creswell’s Monday NYT piece lumps together the performance of a number of industries to make the case that “alternative investments” don’t deliver superior investment returns to public…
Strengthening Companies

The Motley Fool: Private Equity Is Good for America

In a recent op-ed published in The Motley Fool, PEGCC President & CEO, Steve Judge, highlights private equity’s contribution to the U.S. economy: The recent attention given to the private…

PEGCC President Steve Judge in Motley Fool: PE is Good for America

Private Equity Is Good for America Steve Judge, Special to The Motley Fool The recent attention given to the private equity industry, due in large part to the upcoming November presidential…

Video: Private Equity Investment Helps the Delaware City Refinery

In a new video released today, Blackstone (BX) catalogues the positive impact of its portfolio company, PBF Energy Company LLC (“PBF”) investment in the, and approximately 2,000 indirect jobs at…

Rapid City Journal Columnist: Private equity firms often misunderstood

The Rapid City Journal published a column yesterday explaining private equity and its importance for public pension funds like the South Dakota Retirement System (SDRS), which invested ten percent of…

Rapid City Journal: ‘Private equity’ firms often misunderstood

In yesterday’s Rapid City Journal, columnist Rick Kahler said the following about private equity: That is exactly what a private equity company does. It brings together substantial investors,…
Pensions

Bronwyn Bailey: Private Equity Buoys Pension Fund Returns

BY BRONWYN BAILEY The California Public Employees’ Retirement System decision on March 19 to reduce its assumed rate of return by a quarter point — to 7.5% from 7.75% — has rippled across the…
Strengthening Companies

Improving Operations is the Greatest Source of Value for Private Equity

Private equity is about building and growing companies not breaking them apart.  While invested in portfolio companies, private equity firms create value and strengthen companies by providing…