Sam Sutton

Sarah Alexander has led the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association since its launch in 2004. The organisation is searching for a new chief executive.

The Institutional Limited Partners Association’s new chairman, Michael Mazzola, will help direct the organisation’s expansion into Latin America and Asia.

President Barack Obama’s election to a second term followed months of debate surrounding private equity’s role in the economy.

Five ways in which the US election campaign might change private equity, regardless of the result of tomorrow's election.

Private equity executives’ emails are being used as evidence that some of the world’s most prominent firms allegedly colluded on mega-buyouts between 2003 and 2007, in an effort to drive down prices and limit competition.

Private equity firms are asking limited partners for terms that would allow for the renegotiation fund agreements in the event carry’s tax treatment changes.

Amid criticism that CalPERS has moved away from its emerging managers strategy, the system announced a partnership with CalSTRS to host a series of workshops dedicated to emerging managers.

The Private Equity Growth Capital Council increased its effort to combat negative perceptions of private equity as the election season enters its final months.

Steve Judge, president of the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, on the challenges of explaining private equity to US policymakers.

Despite a rash of negative ads regarding his time at Bain, Mitt Romney referred with pride to his record at the private equity firm while accepting the Republican nomination for US president.