Recently the private equity industry has been under fire in the media. And while the industry has been around for quite a while now, and data would suggest that private equity funds currently own in excess of 6,000 companies in the United States, there continues to be misconceptions and misunderstandings. Click here to read a special private equity edition of Grant Thornton’s Dealmaker – Private Equity 101 primer.
Background In 2007, SunTx Capital Partners and veteran broadcaster Terry E. London formed London Broadcasting Co. (LBC) with the intent of acquiring and operating media properties in small and medium Texas markets. Mr. London, former president & CEO of Gaylord Entertainment Co., developed the plan for LBC during his tenure in SunTx’s Executive in Residence [...]
The Middle-Market Private Capital Leadership Forum was created by the Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG) to help quantify and share the positive impact of private capital investment in middle-market companies with key policy makers and shapers.
Participation in The Forum supports a wide variety of projects and research all designed to tell the story of how privately-held, middle-market companies grow jobs, add to the tax base, enhance prosperity for employees and entrepreneurs and powers the American economic engine.