Private Equity http://www.npr.org Private Equity en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:17:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Private Equity http://www.npr.org 2 Stories From Mitt Romney's Days At Bain Bain's failed effort to build a paper empire. Also: How Bain transformed a struggling company, in five steps. Wed, 23 May 2012 13:17:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/05/23/153441951/2-stories-from-mitt-romneys-days-at-bain-capital?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/05/23/153441951/2-stories-from-mitt-romneys-days-at-bain-capital?ft=1&f=152191583 Bain's failed effort to build a paper empire. Also: How Bain transformed a struggling company, in five steps.

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]]> How An Investor's Gain Can Be Your Loss Guest columnist Dean Baker explains how many forms of investment contribute little or no value to society. Mon, 07 May 2012 12:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/05/07/152041633/how-an-investors-gain-can-be-your-loss?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/05/07/152041633/how-an-investors-gain-can-be-your-loss?ft=1&f=152191583 Guest columnist Dean Baker explains how many forms of investment contribute little or no value to society.

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]]> Private Equity, Explained Today, in the second of our two-part series on private equity, we take another look at Bain Capital — the firm co-founded by Mitt Romney. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:19:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/28/147590440/the-tuesday-podcast-private-equity-explained?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/28/147590440/the-tuesday-podcast-private-equity-explained?ft=1&f=152191583 Today, in the second of our two-part series on private equity, we take another look at Bain Capital — the firm co-founded by Mitt Romney.

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]]> How Mitt Romney's Firm Transformed A Struggling Company, In 5 Steps Step 1: Find a little company that's lost inside a big company. This is the second of two stories we're doing today on Bain Capital, the private equity firm Romney helped found. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:42:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/23/147289259/how-mitt-romneys-firm-transformed-a-struggling-company-in-5-steps?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/23/147289259/how-mitt-romneys-firm-transformed-a-struggling-company-in-5-steps?ft=1&f=152191583 Step 1: Find a little company that's lost inside a big company. This is the second of two stories we're doing today on Bain Capital, the private equity firm Romney helped found.

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]]> How Mitt Romney's Firm Tried — And Failed — To Build A Paper Empire It starts with an ordinary legal pad made by a company that's been around for more than a century. This is the first of two stories we're doing today on Bain Capital, the private equity firm Romney helped found. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/23/147257517/how-mitt-romneys-firm-tried-and-failed-to-build-a-paper-empire?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/23/147257517/how-mitt-romneys-firm-tried-and-failed-to-build-a-paper-empire?ft=1&f=152191583 It starts with an ordinary legal pad made by a company that's been around for more than a century. This is the first of two stories we're doing today on Bain Capital, the private equity firm Romney helped found.

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]]> Carried Interest: Why Mitt Romney's Tax Rate Is 15 Percent Here's an explanation of "carried interest," which allows private equity managers to pay taxes at a relatively low rate. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/19/145449117/carried-interest-why-mitt-romneys-tax-rate-is-15-percent?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/19/145449117/carried-interest-why-mitt-romneys-tax-rate-is-15-percent?ft=1&f=152191583 Here's an explanation of "carried interest," which allows private equity managers to pay taxes at a relatively low rate.

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]]> 'I'm Going To Buy This Company, And I'm Going To Fire These Arrogant Men.' A long profile of the only private equity mogul ever to make a salty joke in a Planet Money podcast . Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/04/14/135376891/im-going-to-buy-this-company-and-im-going-to-fire-these-arrogant-men?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/04/14/135376891/im-going-to-buy-this-company-and-im-going-to-fire-these-arrogant-men?ft=1&f=152191583 A long profile of the only private equity mogul ever to make a salty joke in a Planet Money podcast .

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]]> Private Equity Titans Look To Beat New Tax Rule Remember carried interest? It's the way private-equity bosses make most of their money — and it's taxed at a relatively low tax rate. The Senate may soon change the law so that the money is taxed at a higher rate. Perhaps inevitably, the private-... Tue, 18 May 2010 08:20:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/05/private_equity_titans_look_to.html?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/05/private_equity_titans_look_to.html?ft=1&f=152191583 Remember carried interest? It's the way private-equity bosses make most of their money — and it's taxed at a relatively low tax rate. The Senate may soon change the law so that the money is taxed at a higher rate. Perhaps inevitably, the private-...

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]]> A Private-Equity Boss In Four-Inch Stilettos On today's podcast, we visit with Lynn Tilton, head of a $7 billion private-equity fund. And we go inside Spiegel, the catalog company Tilton's firm bought last year. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:28:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/03/post_6.html?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/03/post_6.html?ft=1&f=152191583 On today's podcast, we visit with Lynn Tilton, head of a $7 billion private-equity fund. And we go inside Spiegel, the catalog company Tilton's firm bought last year.

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]]> Private Equity, Public Money How the giant pools of money in a public pension funds bankroll private equity. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:54:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/06/hear_private_equity_public_mon.html?ft=1&f=152191583 http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/06/hear_private_equity_public_mon.html?ft=1&f=152191583 How the giant pools of money in a public pension funds bankroll private equity.

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