This episode originally aired on July 21, 2025. From dog food to mattresses and from Chef Boyardee to wedding dresses, a new type of investment firm is making monthly headlines with how it acquires ...

Private equity can be appealing for clients who want access to privately held companies and long-term growth. Access, however, is often limited to accredited and institutional investors. In this ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the Executive Chairman of Diversified, a CFP and author. Private equity has been having a moment. Over the past several years ...

Private-equity deal activity is on the rise in Kentucky and nationally, Flanigan said. While rising interest rates in the ...

The company would focus on increasing revenues through things like ticketing, hospitality and licensing. Chris Gardner / Getty Images Utah took college sports’ biggest step into private equity yet ...

Private equity and private credit may improve returns of 401(k) plans in the long term, if done right, recent studies have shown. However, it may not be as much as plan participants hope. The assets ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Between capital pressure and exit reality, execution is where value is won or lost. Private ...

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 ...

Sherman McCoy, the lead character in the 1987 book The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe, was described as a “master of the universe” due to his role as the highest-earning bond trader at his ...