"… Exchange Commission adopted rules today that will require hedge funds and private equity funds that each manage more than $150 million in assets to register with t …"

"… s to whether it is a good idea to put the top FCC regulator in charge of a venture capital fund in the same industry he regulates. The fund's CEO, who earned $2 …"

"… "They (Congress) wanted them to make private investment decisions, like a venture capital organization. That is exactly what the group is."But according to the U.S. …"

"… who ask about a loan to see their banker.Instead, TDF functions like most venture capital funds. It gives money to companies in exchange for an equity position. Lik …"

"… It gives money to companies in exchange for an equity position. Like most venture capital funds, TDF demands a seat on the company's board and offers advice on how …"

"… aordinary success of the Washington-based Carlyle Group, which has built a private equity empire that's earned billions for its investors, a number of firms have li …"

"… omeland Security contracting business.The blue-chip political talent these private equity firms have lured include five of the past nine defense secretaries, two se …"

"… 41st largest defense contractor and second only to the Carlyle Group among private equity firms. Though Veritas doesn't have any marquee former politicians in its r …"

"… , D.C., hired a top investment banker from Bank of America to head the new private equity firm, which aims to raise $300 million. According to news reports, the ex- …"

"… he few defense contractors that the Carlyle Group has not sold.Among other private equity firms, New York-based Veritas Capital Management firm that employs many fo …"

"… when defense properties are priced in a way that we think makes sense for private equity investors, then we will certainly consider investing more of our dollars i …"

"… o 1993, and as chairman from 1993 to 2003—that Carlyle grew from a small private equity to a global investment giant, and became a major player among defense cont …"

"… g one’s legal expertise or medical expertise.” …"

"… “carried interest” tax break. It permits wealthy hedge fund operators, venture capitalists and other private equity managers to treat their pay, for tax purposes …"

"… ost doubling that of the nonfinancial sectors in the American economy.As a venture capitalist, Dagres fulfilled a classic economic purpose, raising money from invest …"

"… pectacular: in 2000, Dagres earned $44 million while a partner in a Boston venture capital firm, Battery Ventures. He had a network of knowledgeable sources in the b …"

"… data by the Center for Public Integrity. At least $13.5 million came from private equity firms ($7 million) and hedge funds ($6.5 million) while most of the rest c …"

"… more than Romney’s campaign, according to FEC records. Romney, a former private equity executive, wants to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer …"

"… said he is opposed to doing away with a tax loophole that has helped make private equity and hedge fund managers enormously wealthy over the years. The finance in …"

"… Spann LLC.” Conard is a former managing director of Bain Capital — the private equity company co-founded by Romney. Current and former executives at Bain Capit …"

"… : John Childs, 70, is CEO and board chairman of J.W. Childs Associates, a private equity firm based in Boston. He spends much of his time in Florida, where he has …"

"… 1.7 billion, according to Boston Magazine. In 1995, Childs founded his “private equity” firm, the new name for leveraged buyout specialists. J.W. Childs has ov …"