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What the research says
A large body of independent research conducted by noted and respected scholars and institutions has found that private equity investors often save jobs and increase employment over time; improve the performance of the companies in which they invest; deliver superior returns to public, union and private pension funds, university endowments and charitable foundations; and can help drive economic recovery.
Private Equity and company performance
Private Equity and systemic risk
Private Equity and economic recovery
How does Private Equity work?
As private equity has become more prominent, as private equity funds and the size of the transactions they finance have grown larger and as the names of the companies they acquire have become more familiar, reasonable questions are being asked: What is private equity all about? How does it work? What does it mean for the American economy, for American workers and for American competitiveness?
Private Equity – Frequently Asked Questions
Private equity has been much in the news lately. As more and more people read news stories and hear commentary about private equity, they’re asking more and more questions about how it works and how it creates value for companies, for employees and for the economy.
Private Equity: Frequently Asked Questions
Private Equity – Fact and Fiction
Misconceptions and myths regarding private equity abound. Private Equity: Fact and Fiction, represents the Private Equity Council’s effort to set the record straight.
Private Equity: Fact and Fiction
Private Equity and the Service Employees International Union
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has made a series of allegations against the private equity investment industry. Private Equity and the SEIU presents the facts regarding the major issues raised by the union.