Private Equity Fact and Fiction
Private equity groups are active acquirers of closely-held lower middle market companies here in California. Private equity consists of individuals, families and institutional investors that make passive minority investments in partnerships that invest in, provide debt financing for, and operate private companies.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s run for the presidency in 2012 brought sudden attention to the private equity world. Romney, who had been the founder and CEO of private equity firm Bain Capital, didn’t go far out of his way to defend the industry during the election, and this growing and increasingly important source of private capital continues to capture news headlines. Business owners may find it challenging to distinguish facts from fiction.
