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What's Wrong With Trumka's Op-Ed

    In a recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka mischaracterizes private equity’s record in creating jobs, strengthening companies and benefiting workers.


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    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 Private Equity Advantage

    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

    The Advantage of Persistence

    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

    Why are Buyouts Levered?