THIS IS PRIVATE EQUITY
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The private equity industry grows businesses, supports local jobs, and improves communities across allfifty states. At the same time, the industry delivers the highest long-term returns to investors and supportsa secure retirement for teachers, firefighters, and other public servants
Private equity invests capital in companies that are perceived to have growthpotential and then works with these companies to expand or turnaround thebusiness. This capital is contributed by large institutional investors and isorganized into a fund. After three to seven years of ownership and working withthe company, the fund manager will seek to "exit" the company by taking thebusiness public or selling it for a higher valuation than it was purchased. This exitdistributes profits from the sale ( "returns" ) to the investors in the fund and thefund manager. At the end of this process, private equity investments usuallyresult in better iobs, stronger companies, and healthier communities
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Private equity firms…
Build Better Businesses - Make annual investments of hundreds of billions of dollars in thousands of companies to
make improvements and promote growth.
Improve Communities - Work to grow or turn around businesses and ultimately improve communities across America.
Support Jobs - Millions of American workers rely on private equity for their jobs.
Strengthen Retirements - Provide the highest long-term returns, net of fees, to pension funds, endowments, andother institutional investors
