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Comment Letters

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Comment Letters

PEGCC Comments to the Financial Stability Oversight Council on the “Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies”

SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY Re:  Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “FSOC”) Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain…
Carried Interest

Raising “carried interest” tax could cut PE investment by $7 billion to $27 billion, new study finds

WASHINGTON, DC – A new study tracking the correlation between tax rates and private equity investment shows that the pending proposal to more than double the tax rate on “carried interest”…
Comment Letters

Testimony of Douglas Lowenstein, President of the Private Equity Council, before the House Financial Services Committee – July 17, 2009

Introduction Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to present the Private Equity Council’s views on creating a forward looking approach to regulating…
Comment Letters

Private Equity Council testimony before Senate Banking Subcommittee

Testimony of Mark Tresnowski, Managing Director and General Counsel Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC on behalf of The Private Equity Council, before the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities,…
Comment Letters

The GAO, Private Equity and Pension Fund Investments

Overview In response to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office of pension fund investments in private equity and hedge funds, several members of Congress raised concerns about private…