Private Equity (PE) is having a moment this year, but it’s a complicated one. Ten years ago, most people outside the industry barely knew what “take-private” meant. Now, buyout funds are behind some ...

For every public company in the U.S. whose stock you can buy directly or through mutual funds or exchange-traded funds, there might be 25 or more private companies that are also seeking investment.

For decades, private capital was a black box, reserved for a select few. Investments happened behind closed doors, data was ...

Historically, private equity has not been among the investment options available for 401(k) plans. But that could soon change, providing a new opportunity for retirement savers — though also one that ...

At Vistage’s Upstate NY Executive Summit, Founders Advisors’ Brian Daley warned family businesses about private equity traps in exit strategies.

Jeff Bartel is chairman and managing director of Hamptons Group, a private investment and strategic advisory firm headquartered in Miami. Although financial engineering is always a way of making ...

Private equity (PE) firms are particularly interested in rapid value realization from investments in portfolio companies. They “buy to sell,” typically purchasing companies they believe are ...

Recently, private market skeptics, fueled by a misleading, high-profile report from a large financial institution [State Street Private Capital Insights Q4 2024], have again suggested that the ...

Co-CEOs Collin Roche (left) and Dean Mihas (right) are leading the second generation in charge of 45-year-old private equity firm GTCR. While private equity managers hoping for a dealmaking bonanza ...