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Steve Judge response to “What’s the point of private equity?”
What’s the point of private equity?
Name: Steve Judge
Company: Private Equity Growth Capital Council
What is the ideal objective of private equity in the American economy?
Private equity…
Hilton Worldwide CEO on the Benefits of Private Equity
Today on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Hilton Worldwide President and CEO Christopher Nassetta talked about the benefits of private equity ownership, calling Blackstone “the best thing that ever happened to…
Riverside Company Co-CEO Discuss Private Equity on PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
How Big a Role Do Private Equity Firms Play in U.S. Economy?
SUMMARY
As private equity firms gain more attention this election season, Judy Woodruff discusses whether private…
Hassett & Davis: “Private Equity Is a Force for Good”
Private Equity Is a Force for Good
By Kevin Hassett and Steven J. Davis
When Mitt Romney challenged Ted Kennedy for his Senate seat in 1994, Kennedy made Romney’s private equity career a…
Steve Judge in USA Today: Private Equity is a Positive Force for the Economy
Opposing view: ‘The ultimate risk-reward model’
By Steve Judge
You wouldn’t know it from the recent political rhetoric, but private equity is a positive force in America’s economy. There…
Get the Facts on Private Equity
Private Equity Fast Facts
There are 2,300 private equity firms in the U.S. In 2010, private equity firms invested more than $148 billion in 1,234 U.S. based companies in 2010.
There are 14,200…
KKR portfolio company Dollar General draws up expansion plans
Dollar General draws up expansion plans
Chain to march into Mass.
By Donna Goodison
The largest of the so-called “dollar stores” plans to expand into Massachusetts this year.
Dollar…
PEGCC Sets the Record Straight on Private Equity
Statement from Steve Judge, Interim President and CEO of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) in response to recent political attacks that mischaracterize the industry:
“There is a…
PEI: Private Equity to the Rescue
Private Equity to the Rescue
Private Equity International
‘Traditional’ asset classes are expected to produce lackluster returns this year, highlighting once again the importance of private…
NY Times: Private Equity Firm Sees a Future in Flatware
Private Equity Firm Sees a Future in Flatware
By Kevin Roose
New York Times
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Some local residents, when eating out, instinctively turn their utensils upside-down to look for a…