Research
The Private Equity Council is continuing to develop a list of links to pages and sites that feature leading research on issues related to private equity, economic growth, competitiveness and other important issues.
The Credit Performance of Private Equity-Backed Companies in the ‘Great Recession’ of 2008-2009 – Jason M. Thomas, The Private Equity Council – March 2010
The Credit Performance of Private Equity-Backed Companies in the ‘Great Recession’ of 2008-2009
Equity Capital in Emerging Domestic Markets and its Critical Role in Driving Growth in the Broader U.S. Economy -
The National Association of Investment Companies and The Boston Consulting Group – July 2009
Equity Capital in Emerging Domestic Markets – Executive Summary Equity Capital in Emerging Domestic Markets – Full Study
Value Creation in Middle-Market Buyouts: A Transaction Level Analysis – John L. Chapman, American Enterprise Institute and Peter G. Klein, University of Missouri – Contracting and Organizations Research Institute, University of Missouri – April 2009
Value Creation in Middle-Market Buyouts: A Transaction Level Analysis
The Role of the Private Equity Sector Promoting Economic Recovery – Dr. Robert Shapiro – March 2009
This research was funded in part by the Private Equity Council
The Role of the Private Equity Sector Promoting Economic Recovery
Globalization of Alternative Investments –
The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity Report 2009
World Economic Forum – February 2009
The Global Impact of Private Equity Report 2009
The Impact of Private Equity Acquisitions and Operations On Capital Spending, Sales, Productivity, and Employment
Dr. Robert Shapiro and Dr. Nam Pham – January 2009
This research was funded by the Private Equity Council
The Impact of Private Equity Acquisitions on Capital Spending, Sales, Productivity and Employment
The Private Equity Advantage – Moody’s Investors Service – December 2008
The Role of Private Equity in U.S. Capital Markets
Dr. Robert Shapiro and Dr. Nam Pham – October 2008
This research was funded by The Private Equity Council
The Role of Private Equity in U.S. Capital Markets
Private Equity vs PLC Boards: A Comparison of Practices and Effectiveness – Viral Acharya, London Business School; Conor Kehoe, McKinsey & Co.; Michael Reyner, MWM Consulting – August 2008
Private Equity vs PLC Boards: A Comparison of Practices and Effectiveness
The Taxation of Carried Interests in Private Equity
By David A. Weisbach, Walter J. Blum Professor, The University of Chicago Law School – Virginia Law Review April 2008
This research was funded by The Private Equity Council
The Taxation of Carried Interests in Private Equity
The Competitive Impact of Global Private Equity:
Creative Destruction and Innovation
Dr. F. John Mathis, Thunderbird School of Global Management – April 2008
The Competitive Impact of Global Private Equity: Creative Destruction and Innovation
Beyond the Credit Crunch: How Do Private Equity Investors Create Value? A Global Study of 2007 Exits
Ernst & Young – 2008
Beyond the Credit Crunch: How Do Private Equity Investors Create Value?
The Advantage of Persistence: How the Best Private Equity Firms “Beat the Fade” – The Boston Consulting Group and IESE School of Business – February 2008
American Jobs and the Impact of Private Equity Transactions
Dr. Robert Shapiro and Dr. Nam Pham – January 2008
This research was funded by The Private Equity Council
American Jobs and the Impact of Private Equity Transactions
The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity Report 2008
World Economic Forum – January 2008
The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity Report 2008
Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts
Policy Department of Economic and Scientific Policy
European Parliament – November 2007
Dr. Oliver Gottschalg conducted and authored this study on behalf of the advisory firm Peracs, LLC
Private Equity and Leveraged Buyouts
How Do Private Equity Investors Create Value?
A Study of 2006 Exits in the U.S. and Western Europe
Ernst & Young – 2007
How Do Private Equity Investors Create Value?
Why are Buyouts Levered? The Financial Structure of Private Equity Funds – Ulf Axelson, Per Stromberg, Michael S. Weisbach – Swedish Institute for Financial Research – February 2007


