The Carlyle Group again tops the PEI 50 list, having raised a whopping $52 billion in direct private equity investments over the last five years, and maintains its position at the top of the list as the biggest private equity firm in the world. Carlyle is followed by Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area in second place with $49.05 billion, and third place is taken by TPG with $48.75 billion.

Big leveraged buyouts won't return for at least a year because the complex structured products and investors that supported such deals have disappeared, said Thomas H. Lee, president of private-equity firm Lee Equity Partners LLC, at a conference on Tuesday.

Wall Street advanced Monday following reports of potential corporate deals -- including news that Washington Mutual might get a $5 billion investment from private equity firms.

This article takes a look at the cause of the current trouble in leveraged loans. It explores how banks got into this mess and how we should think about the problem.

Individual, or "angel" investors are the largest source of seed and startup capital. However, many of these investors’ experiences are frustrating. The three main challenges for angel investment are diversification, valuation, and monitoring of portfolio company growth. This article explains opportunities as well as challenges for "angel" investing.

An overlooked benefit of The Federal Reserve Board cutting interest rates by 75 basis points last week and an expected additional 50 points is the palatable benefit it has and will have for private equity investments.

Article looking at the relationship between private equity shops and wall street banks. How is this relationship changing due to current lending conditions and how will it be in the future?