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Carried Interest

PEGCC CEO Steve Judge in Letter to PEI: Carried Interest is not Ordinary Income

Carried interest is not ordinary income Raising taxes on carried interest is contrary to the American ideal of incentivising entrepreneurship and risk-taking, writes Steve Judge. Mitt Romney’s…

Former Assistant Treasury Secretary Talks About Private Equity

This week, Yahoo! Breakout spoke with Emil Henry, former Assistant Treasury Secretary of Financial Institutions and founder of the private equity firm Tiger Infrastructure. Henry explained to host…

Texas Pension Fund Manager Talks about PE

Earlier this week, Steven LeBlanc, senior managing director of private markets at Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), appeared on Bloomberg to discuss the important role private equity plays in…

PEGCC Launches “Private Equity At Work”

Private Equity Growth Capital Council Launches New Education Campaign “Private Equity at Work” to spotlight PE investments driving growth and creating jobs in communities across the…

WSJ: My Experience as a Private-Equity CEO

My Experience as a Private-Equity CEO By Armand F. Lauzon Jr. In the past 10 years, I’ve been the CEO of three companies owned by the Carlyle Group, a major private-equity firm. I’ve watched…

Research Shows PE creates Value

On January 27, The New York Times’ DealBook blog published a piece by PEGCC’s Bronwyn Bailey that argues the body of research on private equity allows one to draw a definitive conclusion about…

PEGCC in USA Today: ‘The ultimate risk-reward model’

In an op-ed appearing in USA Today, PEGCC President and CEO Steve Judge argued that “private equity investment epitomizes the entrepreneurial spirit that fuels America’s economy.” Judge’s…

Welcome to Private Equity at Work.

A new initiative aimed at educating you about the value of private equity. There are a lot of misperceptions about our industry and this website is designed to dispel the myths by providing accurate…
Case Studies

Project Service LLC: An Innovative Public-Private Partnership

A landmark public-private partnership provides improvements to Connecticut’s public infrastructure, puts in place environmental innovations and creates jobs across the state. About Project Service…