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Fact-based, data-driven research and analysis to advance democratic debate on vital issues shaping people’s lives.
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January 2015, Eileen Appelbaum
A new report by Senior Economist Eileen Appelbaum of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows just how much the recnt SEC investigations of private equity funds has revealed and why it remains important to continue to regulate the industry. The report reviews the widespread practices in the industry that have unfairly enriched some private equity firms at the expense of pension funds and other investors in their funds.
