The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share Image
Our economy is a plantation run for the aristocrats - the CEOs, hedge funds, private equity firms - while the field hands… — Bill Moyers 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Venture capital has peaked in terms of its appetite, in terms of how much money it wants to put in. So now… — Kevin Kinsella Copy Share Image
It's very hard for individual inventors to get paid. For the same reason that private equity is valuable - broadly, that's a… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
In nursing homes, we saw an increase in the mortality rate after private equity buys them. There are just very real life… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
When I was a CEO, I thought I understood private equity. I didn't. And what I've learned since my retirement, and since… — Ron Williams 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
Wall Street, with its army of brokers, analysts, and advisers funneling trillions of dollars into mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
Some of the very best private equity people, in my experience, are people who start out as stock pickers - people who… — David Bonderman 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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
I started a private equity fund and we invest in energy, mining, agriculture kind of things in Africa. — Erik Prince 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
It's important that we educate Americans about how hedge funds and private equity play completely different roles. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth. — N. Robert Hammer Copy Share Image
Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions. — Michael Lee-Chin 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 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
Private equity investors are an integral part of the economy and should be celebrated for making our country wealthier. — Joe Lonsdale Copy Share Image
My older son works in finance and private equity, which he loves, and Lucas works in film and theater. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business. — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
I think good private equity investors create a lot more economic value than they destroy. — Bill Ackman Copy Share Image
