Resource Library
Explore the world of private equity by clicking on the following links, which offer a look at private equity funds and investments through a collection of white papers, fact sheets, case studies and Web links.
Private Equity Investment At Work
Private equity investments play an important part of the daily lives of millions of Americans. Through companies such as Dunkin Donuts, travelocity, MGM Studios, Toys R Us and hundreds of others, known and less-well known, private equity investments deliver innovative products and services to consumers, provide employment opportunities and drive economic growth.
By providing superior returns to their principal investors - public and private pension funds, university endowments, charitable foundations and other financial institutions - private equity investment firms help secure the financial future of tens of millions of Americans, strengthen higher education, fund medical and scientific research and support philanthropy throughout the world.
More About Private Equity Council and Our MembersWhat's New
PEC witness testifies before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
PEC witness Richard Bressler, managing director of PEC member firm THL Partners, tells members of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet that private equity investments have played a key role in strengthening, diversifying and making more competitive broadcast and telecommunications companies in the United States.
Private Equity Council statement on "Global Economic Impact of Private Equity" report issued by World Economic Forum
The PEC calls the new WEF report by Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner and others "a significant new contribution to the body of research on private equity investment" that makes a strong case that "private equity firms invest for the long term and build stronger, more innovative and more competitive companies."
Read the PEC statement on the World Economic Forum research
Read the executive summary of the World Economic Forum research report
Read the complete World Economic Forum research report
New Research: American Jobs and the Impact of Private Equity Transactions
New research conducted by Dr. Robert Shapiro, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, and Dr. Nam Pham concludes that acquisitions of large companies by some of the leading U.S.-based private equity firms in recent years resulted in significant net gains in U.S. employment. The research was funded by the Private Equity Council.
PE Backgrounder
Private equity is about hundreds of thriving companies contributing every day to the U.S. and global economies in countless ways. How does private equity work? The Private Equity Backgrounder offers an introduction to the ins and outs of private equity investments.
Fact & Fiction
Private equity is neither a silver bullet nor a dark force. Rather, it is a unique ownership structure that, at the right time, under the right circumstances, for the right company, can help create significant value for workers, managers, owners and other important stakeholders.