The Nation

Can We Blame Private Equity for Everything?

Did PE firms make the world worse? Or was it something else? The Blackstone Group offices in New York, 2013. The 2010s were, among other things, the decade of private equity. A segment of the finance ...
CNN

Do private markets offer better returns than public markets? Good question

An executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump aims to make it easier for workplace retirement plans like 401(k)s to offer investments in alternative assets, like private equity and ...
CNBC

More private equity funds than McDonald's: PE giants forecast industry consolidation

There are more private equity funds in North America than there are McDonald's franchises, said KKR & Co's co-CEO Joe Bae, noting that managers have to be very "disciplined." The widening gap followed ...
Healio

Q&A: The ‘why’ and ‘when’ of private equity in orthopedics

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Private equity partnership with orthopedic groups has expanded rapidly since 2019. Ongoing financial challenges ...
The New York Times

How Private Equity’s Vision for a Roofing Conglomerate Went Bust

Investment firms are buying and bundling contractors, leaving some workers and customers worse off. By Lydia DePillis At 9 a.m. on a Tuesday in late October, as Nathan Hendricks drove to a cabinet ...
The New York Times

Once Wall Street’s High Flyer, Private Equity Loses Its Luster

As funds deliver mediocre returns and shed investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase over this time last year. By Maureen Farrell Heading into 2025, private ...