Legal ethics rules largely bar non-lawyers from owning law firms. MSOs offer a chance to get around that rule.

The U.S. private-equity firm has emerged as a leading contender to acquire KKR’s Singapore-based supply chain and logistics ...

Family-held companies are simply too important to be jeopardized by the involvement of private equity that prioritizes ...

In a sluggish dealmaking environment, mid-sized buyout pioneer GTCR pulled off the biggest private equity exit of the year to ...

The private equity industry has experienced a notable shift with a growing wave of high-profile public listings worldwide.

AustralianSuper is increasing its allocation to unlisted assets as the country’s biggest pension fund works to finalize four ...

Investment-management company BlackRock recently unveiled a product that allows 401 (k) retirement savers to include ...

The lawmaker’s call for an SEC investigation into the school highlights the industry’s fishy valuation practices.

Brookfield Business Partners is planning to sell part of its interests in three portfolio companies to a new private equity ...

In the landscape of private equity and entrepreneurship, search funds have emerged as an innovative asset class. Originally ...

TPG joined investment giants Apollo and General Atlantic in breaking from the industry's recruiting tradition. See the memo.

Private equity consists of companies and other investments controlled by private firms, which are almost always acquired with ...