What impact does private equity have on the U.S. economy? A report released today by the Private Equity Growth Capital Council examining the geographic dispersion of private equity investment shows that private equity firms invested more than $144 billion in 1,702 U.S.-based companies in 2011. …

Private equity has received significant attention as a result of the presidential election.  Yet confusion remains about the private equity industry, its business model and its contribution to the U.S. economy. To help educate our audiences about private equity and how it works, the Private …

Today Representative Jared Polis visited FreeWave Technologies’ headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.  FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission. FreeWave received a $113 million investment by private equity firm, TA Associates, in 2007.  This investment has been …

Bloomberg politics blogger, Joshua Green, suggests that political reporters read Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover story on Private Equity.  Green predicts that private equity will be front and center in the presidential campaign given Mitt Romney’s tenure as CEO of private equity firm, Bain Capital.  Green recommends …

Today Private Equity at Work launched its latest video success story highlighting how private equity lifted Rockwood Holdings, Inc. the largest global producer of lithium and lithium compounds used in lithium-ion batteries for smartphones, tablets, laptops and alternative transportation. Watch the full video by clicking …

On CNN.com, Katie Benner interviewed Blackstone’s co-head of real estate investment, Jonathan Gray, about the private equity firm’s purchase of Hilton Hotels in 2007.  Blackstone recognized Hilton’s great brand recognition but also saw room for the hotel chain to expand. With a new management team …

According to new data from PitchBook, private equity is having its strongest year since 2007 in terms of sales and IPO’s due to an improving economy. The private equity business model emphasizes long term growth by strengthening companies and increasing their value.  Private equity firms sell …

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal highlighted another example of private equity creating long term value for companies across America, profiling Annie’s Inc., which, with an injection of growth capital, management expertise and fresh thinking from private equity sponsor Solera Capital, LLC, experienced a “wildly …

The largest investors and beneficiaries in private equity are pension funds, college endowments and charitable organizations.  Private equity returns go to teachers, police officers, fire fighters, student receiving scholarships and even recipients of charitable contributions.  In other words, the people who invest in private equity …

Today the Private Equity Growth Capital Council released a new analysis highlighting private equity’s track record of delivering higher returns than the S&P 500. The analysis also found that private equity has provided superior returns for public pension funds and that large pension funds continue …