Private equity investments can offer returns that significantly exceed those from investments in publicly traded stocks. However, earning these higher returns depends on a number of circumstances, including the specific private equity fund chosen for ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Private equity leaders are increasingly recognizing a need to maximize growth in portfolio company operations. The past half decade of unique ...

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 too good to be true. Investors considering private ...

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A hospital's land and buildings are sold, often to a real estate investment trust (REIT), then leased back to the hospital. This generates quick cash for investors but leaves the hospital with ongoing rent burdens that exceed its financial resources and ...

As exits prove elusive in 2025, many GPs are turning to single-asset continuation vehicles. There has been a flurry of activity in the third quarter, further buttressing the notion that CVs have become one of the standard exit routes in private equity.

The private-equity industry is casting itself as a savior for the American nest-egg. It can be really hard to figure out if they're right.

A new study has unveiled the latest consequence of private-equity ownership on a hospital — more patient deaths in the emergency room.

A $12 trillion market for retirement savings is the golden goose for asset managers, but for private-equity funds it has been pretty much untouchable. That is about to change. President Donald Trump this month signed an executive order meant to open up 401 ...

Private equity has had an increased presence in the anesthesia industry, as reimbursement declines and staffing shortages push more anesthesia practices toward consolidation. According to an April 2022 study published in JAMA, anesthesia prices increased ...