The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share Image
People used to think that private equity was basically just a compensation scheme, but it is much more about making companies more… — David Rubenstein Copy Share Image
Big banks have long had private equity divisions that put up capital for deals too complex or risky for individual shareholders to… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
Private-equity and hedge-fund guys typically come into a situation of mediocrity, where rapid change may result in a profit. — Austin Ligon Copy Share Image
It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds. — Ehud Barak Copy Share Image
I started a private equity fund and we invest in energy, mining, agriculture kind of things in Africa. — Erik Prince Copy Share Image
I think this is also a great time to invest in private equity, helping companies grow from the ground up. — Jim Rogers Copy Share Image
Private equity has absolutely no reason to exist. The private equity holder has all the upside and the banks all the downside. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
In the 1930s, there was a stretch where you could borrow more against the real estate than you could sell it for.… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
Republicans seem to be gambling that most Americans won't care about a few rich private equity managers if their own taxes go… — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
It's quite astonishing how much money people make in the hedge fund business and in the private equity field, and how well-off… — Kenneth Rogoff Copy Share Image
Private equity firms working closely with venture capitalists and technologists may be able to unlock assets that others have not leveraged and… — Joe Lonsdale Copy Share Image
We really wake up every day trying to build businesses. That is the goal of private equity. It's a misnomer out there… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
In the '70s and '80s, what private equity did is it changed corporate America. It started holding companies accountable, and for the… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
The private equity world is a relatively small one. There are currently probably a few thousand professional jobs worldwide. In private equity,… — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
I don't think we have done enough to reassure people about the motives behind economic liberation, that we genuinely believe that you… — Nick Boles Copy Share Image
Generally, an indie film in the U.K. is put together much like in the states. We got a tax credit. You sell… — Noel Clarke Copy Share Image
We've always been modestly leveraged, and we've never believed in a great deal of leverage on either our private equity business or… — Warren Stephens Copy Share Image
The stock market has gone up and if you are stock picking, that's fine, you may do a bit better than the… — Kevin Kinsella Copy Share Image
Congress has all sorts of rules, hedge fund managers, private equity managers, executives, movie stars, fall into that allow them to escape… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Let's face it, we're skunk drunk and it's because of money. It's almost like we all need to enter Betty Ford Clinic… — Steve Rubel Copy Share Image
For me, one of the highlights of being in the private equity world is that you need to learn a lot and… — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
Nobody in my generation ever started out in private equity. We got there by accident. There was no private equity business -… — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
“U.S. Bancorp & Capital Trust is a licensed Investment Bank and Statutory Trust specialized in assisting entrepreneurs and businesses across the world… — US Bancorp & Capital Trust Copy Share Image
“I strongly believe in the fact that there’s still plenty of money and plenty of private equity capital available around the globe.… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
Private equity does pay very well, and my counterparts, guys that I grew up with who are still working at a number… — Gerry Schwartz Copy Share Image
There is no denying that downsizing can happen when a company receives private equity funding. It is unfortunate and hard on everyone… — N. Robert Hammer Copy Share Image
I think good private equity investors create a lot more economic value than they destroy. — Bill Ackman Copy Share Image
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business. — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
Infrastructure done right can help working people; infrastructure done wrong is just more money for private equity. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
I would much rather invest in stocks, bonds, private equity and hedge funds than watches. — J. J. Redick Copy Share Image
When I retired from Aetna, I became part of the private equity world. It turned out to be a natural fit. — Ron Williams Copy Share Image
Private equity investors are an integral part of the economy and should be celebrated for making our country wealthier. — Joe Lonsdale Copy Share Image
Private equity is a science project for many, many years, and when you have a science project, it leaves the human beings… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
If private-equity firms are as good at remaking companies as they claim, they don't need tax loopholes to make money. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions. — Michael Lee-Chin Copy Share Image
