Private Investment Works

Cutting through the noise to bring you reliable facts about the private equity industry. A project of @AmericaInvests.

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The professionals allocating capital, from public pension CIOs to registered investment advisers, are standing behind private credit. Here’s what a new @AmericaInvests investment survey of 200 institutional investors and RIAs tells us. https://t.co/5NRp3FAAhZ

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Public pension funds keep committing billions to private credit. Recent weeks brought a wave of new commitments from public retirement systems, reinforcing their conviction in the asset class as a reliable source of income for American retirees. Read more: https://t.co/srXJvd05aK

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CalSTRS just committed up to $2B to private credit. Credit is “an important allocation as we seek to generate strong risk adjusted returns,” said CalSTRS' Nick Abel, in the latest sign that the largest investors see private credit as a key allocation.

https://t.co/srXJvd0D0i

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Pension funds in Maine and New Jersey alone committed up to $975 million to direct lending vehicles in recent months – a clear signal that institutional investors continue to see private credit as a vehicle for growth. Read more: https://t.co/oZTWP0XF0V

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North American direct lending funds raised $16 billion in Q2 – the second-strongest fundraising quarter in four years. For institutional investors, the fundamentals speak for themselves: private credit continues to deliver. Read more: https://t.co/oZTWP0XF0V

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"As long-term investors, we don't need to run scared the minute the market experiences some turmoil." -CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost. $10B+ in new institutional commitments in Q1 alone. The patient capital story the private credit headlines are missing: https://t.co/iROtRxSmVw

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Private credit investors who lock up capital for the long term earn up to a 3% premium over public markets. Borrowers get a committed lender. Both sides win. Learn more about the private credit model: https://t.co/iROtRxSmVw

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“The real story is not only the amount of capital returned, but the amount of capital that remains invested” -Stanger CEO. Private asset funds have raised $125B in net new capital even as they have returned $82B to investors since 2022. Learn more here: https://t.co/8fngOKw9XT

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$82 billion returned to investors since 2022; $125 billion in net new capital: The private asset data that the redemption headlines aren't showing you. Learn more here: https://t.co/A1WbTPtO9X

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A new op-ed in City Journal op-ed explores the real factors behind housing affordability—and debunks the myth that #PrivateEquity is to blame for rising home prices. Read more here: https://t.co/u4ean4E9C8

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Private equity-backed businesses are a vital part of communities represented by newly elected members of Congress. With over $3T set to invest over 5 years, #PrivateEquity is driving innovation, creating jobs, and powering local economies. Lean more: https://t.co/QSYZZYI1gA

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Over 70 newly elected Senators & Representatives have districts supported by private equity. The latest report highlights how these investments strengthen small businesses and fuel economic growth across America.
Lean more: https://t.co/QSYZZYIz68

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In a volatile housing market, #PrivateInvestment is helping to increase families' access to updated and environmentally friendly homes.

Learn more about #PrivateEquity's strategic investments in the housing market here: https://t.co/NghjfiDjry

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In particularly competitive markets like the retail sector, #PrivateEquity investments are critical to helping retailers meet and adapt to new challenges like changing consumer preferences.

Learn more about how #PrivateEquity supports the retail sector: https://t.co/wFPXfp1SC6

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#DYK: Per research from @BostonCollege, @UVA and the Stockholm School of Economics, #PrivateEquity-backed health care companies see better outcomes during economic distress than non-private equity-backed peers.

Learn more: https://t.co/bZbMDJAwca

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#PrivateEquity investment is a key driver of the ongoing energy transition.

In fact, in 2024 alone, #PrivateInvestment in renewables totaled almost $21B - more than triple the industry's deal activity in oil and gas.

Learn more here: https://t.co/3MCSH0oiOo

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By investing nearly $1T into the US health care system since 2006 - including $15B of investment in rural care facilities since 2020 - #PrivateEquity is filling critical funding caps and helping providers expand care access across the country.

Learn more: https://t.co/lwq7dyI89H

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With #PrivateEquity backing, companies can provide employees strong wages and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Learn about how strategies like shared ownership models can generate wealth for workers at all income levels: https://t.co/Eaq4CvMOdH

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#DYK: Over the past decade, #PrivateEquity has invested over $123 billion in medicine manufacturers that have developed life-saving treatments for patients nationwide.

Learn more about the ways #PrivateEquity helps bring critical treatments to the market:https://t.co/Zsf6jPpBUj

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As @AmericaInvests' latest Public Pension Study shows, #PrivateEquity is a trusted partner for American public pension funds - consistently securing strong returns & greater retirement security for millions of this country's public servants.

Learn more: https://t.co/y0ca5l44Lk