Private equity cash infusions into college sports come with plenty of much-discussed criticism and skepticism. So what's the case for it?

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Did PE firms make the world worse? Or was it something else? The Blackstone Group offices in New York, 2013. The 2010s were, among other things, the decade of private equity. A segment of the finance ...

The company would focus on increasing revenues through things like ticketing, hospitality and licensing. Chris Gardner / Getty Images Utah took college sports’ biggest step into private equity yet ...

Private equity and private credit may improve returns of 401(k) plans in the long term, if done right, recent studies have shown. However, it may not be as much as plan participants hope. The assets ...