Private Equity

MBAs are increasingly turning to search funds, which buy and grow small businesses, to test their entrepreneurial mettle.

Building a portfolio of companies to grow and sell is not as profitable as it once was. Here's what it means for the private equity career path.

Taxpayers have the option to request a tax extension, which gives you six additional months to file your taxes.

Getting a job in private equity or hedge funds can be hard, especially for young talent. Knowing the right recruiters is key.

Investors got rich bankrupting needy hospitals. Is it about to happen all over again?

BI collected salary data from 12 private equity firms. See who pays the most for managing partners, principals, associates, and more.

Louisiana has started monitoring abortion pills. Some other states are likely to follow suit. It could have disastrous consequences for patients.

KKR, Brookfield, and Apollo are all pulling pages from Berkshire Hathaway's playbook, but success will require smarts, patience, and discipline.

Trump opened the door for private equity to tap 401(k)s, and now private equity bosses want legal protection. Here's what that could mean for savers.

Atwater Capital, a PE firm that invested in a new volleyball league's $100 million raise, aims to close the valuation gap in women's sports rights.

Private credit has boomed in recent years. Apollo's tokenized fund offers a way for investors to buy in via the blockchain.

Here's how the asset manager founded by the Italian family dynasty — which owns Fiat and Ferrari — is different.

The expanding asset class is offering customizable equity-like risk returns.

The downtown for-profit school drew celebrity kids like Suri Cruise. But some say Avenues fell short on academics and its promise of a global campus.

Private-equity firms like Blackstone and RedBird bet on star power and high spending by major streaming services. It often didn't pay off last year.

A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for plantations.

Key areas of buyer interest include retail media, streaming TV, influencer marketing, and AI, industry insiders say.

Blackstone's holiday video has become a cringe-inducing tradition on Wall Street for seven years. Here are the ones worth watching.

Blackstone's holiday videos have become must-see TV on Wall Street. This year's features Larry Fink, Jenna Lyons, and Steve Schwarzman as a Kardashian.

Inside the Wall Street playbook that's killing off small restaurants and fast-casual chains.