Understand the world of private equity, its investment strategies, and potential benefits and risks. Learn how private equity firms operate and how they generate returns.

Investors can potentially capture the high returns of private equity with greater liquidity, lower fees and better ...

Recently, we have seen innovations that have made investing in private equity not only simpler but less costly. One of the negatives of private equity was that investments were generally in the form ...

When private equity firms present their track records to investors, the charts often look too good to be true—higher returns with lower volatility than public markets. As it turns out, they often are ...

Private equity recapitalizations—as a percentage of all transactions—are on the rise. The primary driver for these middle market recapitalizations is a growing amount of private equity available ...

May 09, 2024 - Federal agencies are turning up the volume on their warnings to private equity (PE) investors to stop putting profit motives before patient health. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), ...

In the past, most small businesses would secure financing by applying for a bank loan or approaching individual investors. But today, a growing number of businesses are securing capital through ...

New report details slew of ventures between private equity and non-profits and calls for greater government oversight ...

Private equity firms might be more cautious — tiptoeing up to deals instead of strutting — but the big money players are still very much in fashion. While some investors are kind of stuck in the ...

Private equity fund accounting is quite complex to other investment vehicles. What separates fund accounting from general accounting is that, while small businesses, for example, make purchases with ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have taken off in recent years. Investors enjoy being able to diversify their portfolios instantly with a single stock exchange transaction. However, the overwhelming ...