Chicago-based Crowe hired investment bank Harris Williams and an outside auditor, both moves to prepare for a potential sale ...

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Big Ten presidents, warning that a move into private equity could have negative consequences, including impacting the schools’ tax-exempt status ...

In a November 2024 article, Cliffwater showed the EBITDA multiples for private and public equity for the 27-year period from 1997 through the third quarter of 2024. Multiples were measured by the ...

Returns have been solid. In the 25 years to the end of 2024, private equity funds returned about 9% a year, with volatility ...

For every public company in the U.S. whose stock you can buy directly or through mutual funds or exchange-traded funds, there might be 25 or more private companies that are also seeking investment.

Questions and answers on private equity, hedge funds and more. June 21, 2007— -- With Blackstone going public, many people are asking some basic questions about private equity funds. Here's a ...

Recently, private market skeptics, fueled by a misleading, high-profile report from a large financial institution [State Street Private Capital Insights Q4 2024], have again suggested that the ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the directive soon, though the details are still under discussion and no official date has been set for an announcement, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...

Asset managers selling private assets to everyday investors claim to have found investing’s holy grail: lower risk (or at least less volatility) and better returns. Is that true? The answer is mixed.

Historically, private equity has not been among the investment options available for 401(k) plans. But that could soon change, providing a new opportunity for retirement savers — though also one that ...

Private equity fund investors have been favoring established buyout firms over first-time managers in recent months, as the challenges of carrying out due diligence remotely during the COVID-19 ...