During the Great Panic, there was some grumbling that private equity-backed companies were posing a great risk to the economy. The Private Equity Council has done some research and came to the conclusion that the opposite is true. They are less likely to default. Of course, there are lots of caveats and distinctions in the … Read more »
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Regulating Private Investment Funds
Last week the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on regulating private investment funds. [You can see an archive of the hearing.] The video shows lots of empty Senator chairs at the hearing. Majority Statement from Senator Jack Reed Minority … Read more »