About the Private Equity Council

The Private Equity Council, based in Washington, DC, is an advocacy, communications and research organization and resource center established to develop, analyze and distribute information about the private equity industry and its contributions to the national and global economy. The PEC opened its doors in February 2007.

PEC members are among the world’s best-known and most-respected asset managers. They are Apax Partners; Apollo Global Management LLC; Bain Capital Partners; the Blackstone Group; the Carlyle Group; Hellman & Friedman LLC; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.; Madison Dearborn Partners; Permira; Providence Equity Partners; Silver Lake Partners, THL Partners; and TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group).

Public Value: A Primer on Private Equity

Read the Private Equity Council's reader-friendly white paper that details how private equity firms work, add value to the companies they acquire, deliver superior returns to pension funds and other investors and contribute to strength of the American economy.

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