News
Private Equity-backed Entrust Defends Governments and Businesses from the Emerging Threat of Cyber-Attacks
Judge: “Private equity is long-term capital that is being put to use to solve some of our country’s greatest security challenges.”
With reports of cyber-attacks on the rise, governments,…
Private Equity-backed Entrust Defends Governments and Businesses from the Emerging Threat of Cyber-Attacks
Judge: “Private equity is long-term capital that is being put to use to solve some of our country’s greatest security challenges.”
Washington, D.C. – With reports of cyber-attacks on the rise,…
Pensions
Houston Firefighters Pension Fund Among The Strongest In The Nation
by: David Pitman
Please click here for the KUHF Houston Public Radio audio clip.
The pension for Houston firefighters is one of the strongest in the country. That’s according to the latest ranking…
Pensions
PEGCC Performance Update: PE Continues Outperformance of S&P 500 and Provides Strong Returns for Public Pensions
Judge: “Our most recent Performance Update demonstrates that private equity continues to provide strong and reliable returns to our investors.”
Washington, D.C. – Private equity returns…
Pensions
The Interdependence of Pension Security and Private Equity
By Bronwyn Bailey, Ph.D. Vice President, Research, Private Equity Growth Capital Council
In the wake of the financial crisis, American pensions face an unprecedented challenge. Pension funds are…
Detroit Free Press: Michigan private equity gains ranking
By JC Reindl
The $1.25-billion sale of Thomson Reuters’ health care division in Ann Arbor to a New York buyout firm was the largest private equity deal in Michigan last year, boosting the state…
Private Equity Investment Tops $347 Billion in U.S. According to PEGCC’s Annual “Private Equity: Top States and Districts” Analysis
Judge: “This report highlights the magnitude of private equity investment nationwide. Private equity fortifies and expands businesses, develops new products and innovations and creates jobs for…
PEGCC Strengthens Government Affairs Team With New Hire
Judge: “Langston’s experience advancing sound public policy will be put to excellent use on behalf of the private equity and growth capital industry.”
Washington, D.C. – The Private Equity…
Legislative Priorities
PEGCC Applauds Passage of H.R. 1105 by the House Financial Services Committee
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Steve Judge, President and CEO of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council made the following statement about the House Financial Services Committee’s passage of H.R. 1105,…
Private Equity Endorses IPEV Valuation Guidelines
Judge: “The IPEV Valuation Guidelines have been endorsed worldwide by both private equity and growth capital firms and their limited partner investors.”
The Private Equity Growth Capital Council…
Legislative Priorities
PEGCC Statement on H.R. 1105, The Small Business Capital Access And Job Preservation Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Steve Judge, President and CEO of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council made the following statement on H.R. 1105, The Small Business Capital Access And Job Preservation…
Case Studies
Berry Plastics: Growth and Innovation
Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, Berry Plastics (NYSE: BERY) is a leading provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials. With…
With Private Equity, Berry Plastics Sees Growth and Innovation
Rich: “We have great people here at Berry Plastics, but we’re matched with that expertise with our equity owners.”
Today the Private Equity Growth Capital Council released a new video case…
The Toigo Foundation
Private Equity MBA Graduate Fellowship
Nearly half of Toigo’s incoming MBA Fellows (Class of 2015) express a desire to work in private equity—a reflection of the growing interest in the sector…
With Private Equity, Berry Plastics Sees Growth and Innovation
The Private Equity Growth Capital Council recently released a new video case study as part of its ongoing Private Equity at Work campaign. The new video features Evansville, Indiana-based Berry…
PE Index: Private Equity Activity Slows in Q1 2013
Bailey: “Uncertainty surrounding changes in U.S. fiscal policy in 2013 heightened the pace of private equity deal making on the buy and sell side at the end of 2012.”
Washington, D.C. – The…
Privcap: The Era of Form PF
Form PF – with 2000 separate fields of disclosure, this new SEC requirement for private funds is fundamentally changing the job of managing a private equity firm. Three compliance experts discuss…