We improve public understanding of the role of private capital in the global economy. Academic and industry experts work together to generate new knowledge about private capital markets based on objective academic research.
The 15th Annual Private Equity Research Symposium will highlight recent research on buyouts, private credit, and venture capital, among other topics.
The symposium will bring together leading academics and practitioners for discourse and discussion on innovative topics in the field of real assets.
Hosted by The Institute for Private Capital (IPC) and the Private Equity Research Symposium (PERC), this symposium will highlight recent research in private credit, venture capital, and exits, among other topics.
 

Latest Research

Diverse Hedge Funds

April 25, 2023

Hedge fund teams with heterogeneous educational backgrounds, academic specializations, work experiences, genders, and races, outperform homogeneous teams after adjusting for risk and fund characteristics. An event study of manager team transitions, instrumental variable regressions, and an analysis of managers that simultaneously operate solo- and team-managed funds address endogeneity concerns. More

Mapping the ESG Landscape in the Lower Middle Market: Evidence from a Survey of SBIA Members

March 31, 2023

This survey was designed to provide a meaningful reference point for the benefits and challenges to ESG adoptions, and especially to highlight those issues that are unique to small-business investors. More

ESG for Institutional Portfolios

March 30, 2023

This white paper examines Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues in the context of institutional portfolios that include alternative investments, such as private equity, hedge funds, and real assets. The goal of the paper is to provide a framework for understanding issues related to ESG investing through an objective lens grounded in theoretical and empirical economic analysis. More

Recent News & Media

2022 PERC Symposium Best Paper Award

November 29, 2022

This year’s award goes to Minmo Gahng and Blake Jackson (University of Florida, Warrington College of Business) for their paper Selling Private Equity Fees. Their paper examines private equity (PE) firms’ minority stake sales and the impact of these sales on agency frictions with fund investors. More