Mitt Romney’s presidential run has had the ancillary effect of increasing scrutiny of the private equity industry. After …
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Report: New York AG Investigates Private Equity Tax Loophole
The impending 2012 election has put tax law at the very center of the national conversation, but not all of the talk has been strictly about whether the rich should be paying more taxes. It has also focused on more esoteric …
Should Mitt Romney Embrace His Rich-Guy Image?
Evidently feeling that our political discourse is not silly enough yet, the kind folks at National Review have given us a cover story arguing that Mitt Romney needs to fully embrace his inner Thurston Howell. And that he should …
No, President Obama Isn’t Against Capitalism — but He’s Not Defending It Loudly Enough
“I can’t think of another presidential candidate in history who has ever tried to win the presidency by running against capitalism.” So said Rush Limbaugh of President Obama last week. Asked for a response during a Fox News …
Romney Pal Writes an Ode to Inequality
Mitt Romney no doubt appreciates the million bucks his former Bain Capital protégé Edward Conard has donated to his election SuperPAC. He may not appreciate quite as much the shout-out he gets in the acknowledgements of …
The Lessons of Mitt Romney’s IRA
Mitt Romney may have made the classic IRA mistake: holding low-tax investments inside a tax-favored account. His IRA strategy isn’t clear, of course. Romney continues to guard his personal finances. But details are trickling …
A Lonely Voice Defending Private Equity
Over the last few weeks, the private equity industry has taken a verbal beating. Rivals of Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney have attacked his tenure leading Bain Capital, one of the industry’s most successful firms, portraying …
Former Obama Official Defends Romney’s Bain Capital Record
Steve Rattner spent three decades on Wall Street and co-founded the Quadrangle Group, a well-known private equity firm, so it’s not surprising that he might want to defend the honor of the industry that made him rich — …
Campaign Casualty: Private Equity Fights Back
Maligned by political charges related to Romney’s time at Bain Capital, the private equity industry is trying to get out of it’s own way on the PR front–and keep those profits rolling in.
Mitt Romney: Successful CEO or ‘Predatory Corporate Mugger’?
GOP Rivals Hammer Frontrunner’s Private Equity Past at Bain Capital
