News
New Video: Hill TV’s Investing in America Interview Series – Signify Health CEO Kyle Armbrester
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released the fourth and final video in a new series of…
Pensions
What They Are Saying: Private Equity Delivers Robust Returns for Public Pension Beneficiaries
Earlier this week, the American Investment Council released its annual Public Pension Study, which examines the investments and returns of America’s largest public pension…
ICYMI: Policymakers, Business Leaders, and Economists Discuss How Private Equity Supports Jobs, Businesses and Retirees Across America
Washington D.C. – Yesterday, the American Investment Council sponsored a live virtual panel hosted by the Hill newspaper featuring policymakers, business leaders, and economists…
Pensions
New AIC Study: Private Equity Strengthens Retirement for Teachers, Firefighters and Other Public Servants
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its annual Public Pension Study, which examines the investments and returns of America’s largest public pension funds….
New Video: Hill TV’s Investing in America Interview Series – Riverside Company COO and Vice Chairman Pam Hendrickson
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released the third video in a new series of interviews conducted by Hill TV examining how private equity investments are supporting…
New Video: Hill TV’s Investing in America Interview Series – New Mountain Capital Founder & CEO Steve Klinsky
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released the second video in a…
Private Equity is Investing in Communities of All Shapes and Sizes
Washington, D.C. – According to a new American Investment Council Report, private equity firms provided new capital last year to a broad range of industries in every state and Congressional district…
New Video: Hill TV’s Investing in America Interview Series – AIC President & CEO Drew Maloney
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released the first video in a new series of interviews conducted by Hill TV examining how private equity investments are supporting…
ICYMI // WSJ: Populists Don’t Know Much About Private Equity
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published the following op-ed from University of Chicago law professor M. Todd Henderson and University of Chicago entrepreneurship and finance…
Research
AIC Announces Top States and Districts by Private Equity Investment
The numbers are in. Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its annual Top States and Districts Report, which ranks the country’s top twenty states…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Mergers & Acquisitions
Private capital has always been a critical source of investment for American businesses, both large and…
What They Are Saying: Expanding Access to Private Equity Will Strengthen Retirement Security for Millions of Americans
Recently, the Department of Labor issued guidance allowing private equity investments to be offered to employer-sponsored retirement plans that invest in multiple asset classes. Government officials,…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Investment Capital
Private equity is playing an important part in helping the American economy get back on track after COVID-19 forced businesses to close across the country. In Q1 of 2020, private equity invested $64…
New Report: Private Equity Invested $64 Billion In More Than 1,000 American Businesses in Q1 2020
Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its 2020 Q1 Industry Investment Report showing that private equity invested $64 billion(1) in more than 1,000 American…
COVID-19 & The Economy: Retail
Americans rely on the retail industry every day to buy groceries, clothes, and other items in order to provide for their families. Retail is and always will be a crucial sector of the…
What They Are Saying: “Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act” Would Harm the Economy and Cost Jobs
Earlier this month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) proposed a ban on mergers and acquisitions that would hurt the very businesses and workers they claim…
ICYMI // Bloomberg: A Misguided Assault on Mergers
Today, Bloomberg published the following editorial discussing how Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed legislation targeting private equity would harm…
New Report: Private Equity Invested $309 Billion in 4,788 American Businesses in 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the American Investment Council (AIC) released its 2019 Q4 Industry Investment Report showing that private equity invested $309 billion(1) in 4,788…