Steven Klinsky, founder of private equity heavyweight New Mountain Capital, is “proud of private equity” (or at least his firm’s brand of private equity), and he has the data to back up this sentiment.

Joel Kurtzman, Chairman of The Kurtzman Group and a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute, discusses the distinguishing features of private capital and the PR challenges the industry still faces.

A key value-driver of private companies in the emerging markets is a set of “basic” corporate-governance best practices, often instilled by private equity sponsors.

Harry Wilson, the 2010 Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller and a veteran of the private capital industry, shares his unique perspective on the U.S. economy and the private capital industry.

David Hirschmann, leader of the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, a US Chamber of Commerce initiative, discusses the importance of private capital in the U.S., regulatory challenges, the SEC, and more.

Experts from Doughty Hanson & Co., the Environmental Defense Fund, Global Environment Fund, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts explore how sustainability programs are impacting portfolio performance.

In the venture capital market, nearly everyone is an insider, which is why the SEC is taking a hard look at the explosion of private share exchange activity, writes David Snow

A recent SEC action against a San Francisco hedge fund is a reminder that ‘side pockets’ too often accompany style drift and account manipulation, writes David Snow

The social networking company may indeed not be a good fit for certain Goldman clients, but ‘too much attention’ should not be among the reasons why, writes David Snow