Private equity has had quite a boom over the last couple of decades. Here are some stats: The number of private equity firms has grown from just 24 in 1980 to 17,000 in the U.S. alone today. In 2000, the global private equity market was $579 billion. Today it’s over $8 trillion.
We’ve reported on how private equity firms have bought up companies in everything from nursing homes to restaurants and real estate. But is there trouble ahead for private equity? READ MORE