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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PESP research documents hundreds of nonprofit-private equity joint ventures, raises questions about existing federal ...

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 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 ...

Working for a startup can pay off big financially, but a lot must go right along the way. If you are considering taking a job at a startup or private company with plans for an exit, there's a lot to ...

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), ...

It wasn’t billed as a takeover. The nonprofit hospice where Washington state nurse Milli Palmer has worked for nearly two decades announced in October 2024 that it was entering a “joint venture” 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 ...