- Private-equity owned companies employ 10% of the private sector work force
- 9 of the 10 biggest PE buyouts ever occurred between 2006 and 2008
- University of Chicago study showed that, for the years 1980 to 2001, the PE firms' investors got returns that fell short of the broad market average, after fees.
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Some interesting statistics from the article:
- Private-equity owned companies employ 10% of the private sector work force
- 9 of the 10 biggest PE buyouts ever occurred between 2006 and 2008
- University of Chicago study showed that, for the years 1980 to 2001, the PE firms' investors got returns that fell short of the broad market average, after fees.