Working in the investment world, I’ve learned that “private equity” means different things to different people. For some, it signals high risk. For others, it’s a mysterious club reserved only for the ...

The Private Equity and M&A Outlook Roundtable is produced by the LA Times Studios team in conjunction with GHJ; Holland & Knight LLP; and Polsinelli LLP. After the many unprecedented operational ...

In a world where public markets dominate the financial headlines, an increasingly important part of diversified wealth strategies is unfolding away from the spotlight — in private markets. Over the ...

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 credit is less risky than private equity. And be aware of the No. 1 rule for choosing a private-equity fund. Retirement investors will soon face new complexities. Private equity and private ...

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 ...

Recent reports of a variety of law firms engaging in discussions with private equity investors have spawned speculation about the firms’ motivations for such discussions with unseasoned observers ...

Metal, a New York-based artificial intelligence startup that transforms how private equity firms analyze investment opportunities, has raised $5 million in funding led by Base10 Partners to build what ...

For 40 years, private equity enjoyed extraordinary returns thanks to falling rates and abundant credit. That's changed. What ...

Amanda Morrison, general counsel and chief legal officer at private equity investor Advent International, is returning to Ropes & Gray. She said the firm's global growth since she left in 2022 has ...

Private equity is all about squeezing businesses for as much money as possible. Often, private equity sits in the background ...