In the field of finance,private equity (PE) is capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public. Private equity is offered instead to specialized investment funds and limited partnerships that take an active role in the management and structuring of the companies. In casual usage,"private equity" can refer to these investment firms rather than the companies that they invest in.
Frank Alo LoBiondo is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He represented all of Atlantic,Cape May,Cumberland and Salem Counties and parts of Camden,Gloucester,Burlington,and Ocean Counties. In November 2017,LoBiondo announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term,and did not seek re-election in 2018.
In corporate finance,capital structure refers to the mix of various forms of external funds,known as capital,used to finance a business. It consists of shareholders' equity,debt,and preferred stock,and is detailed in the company's balance sheet. The larger the debt component is in relation to the other sources of capital,the greater financial leverage the firm is said to have. Too much debt can increase the risk of the company and reduce its financial flexibility,which at some point creates concern among investors and results in a greater cost of capital. Company management is responsible for establishing a capital structure for the corporation that makes optimal use of financial leverage and holds the cost of capital as low as possible.
Deborah J. Glick is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 66th Assembly District in Lower Manhattan,including the neighborhoods of Alphabet City,Greenwich Village,Noho,SoHo,the East Village,the West Village,Tribeca,and Battery Park City. She is a Democrat.
A vulture fund is a hedge fund,private-equity fund or distressed debt fund,that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in default,known as distressed securities. Investors in the fund profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then using numerous methods to subsequently sell the debt for a larger amount than the purchasing price. Debtors include companies,countries,and individuals.
David Ira Weprin is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly,representing District 24 in Queens since 2010,when he replaced his brother Mark. In the Assembly he has supported progressive causes,such as a surcharge on millionaires,and granting immediate parole to prisoners who have reached 55 years of age and served 15 years in prison,regardless of their sentence. He was previously a member of the New York City Council,representing the 23rd district. He is also a former Deputy Superintendent of the NY State Banking Commission (1983–87).
A private equity fund is a collective investment scheme used for making investments in various equity securities according to one of the investment strategies associated with private equity. Private equity funds are typically limited partnerships with a fixed term of 10 years. At inception,institutional investors make an unfunded commitment to the limited partnership,which is then drawn over the term of the fund. From the investors' point of view,funds can be traditional or asymmetric.
Richard Stuart Madaleno Jr.,commonly known as Rich Madaleno,is an American politician from Maryland. A Democrat,he was a member of the Maryland State Senate,representing the state's 18th district in Montgomery County,which includes Wheaton and Kensington,as well as parts of Silver Spring,Bethesda and Chevy Chase. Madaleno served as chair of the Montgomery County Senate Delegation from 2008 to 2011. He previously served four years in the House of Delegates.
Steven R. Schuh is a former County Executive of Anne Arundel County,Maryland,and a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates,serving two terms in the Maryland General Assembly representing District 31. Beginning in 2018,Schuh served as the Executive Director for the State of Maryland's Opioid Operational Command Center before assuming the role of Deputy Secretary for Health Care Financing and Medicaid in 2021. Schuh also played an instrumental role in the State's response to the pandemic serving as Section Chief for the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force.
Brian Patrick Kavanagh is an American politician who represents the 27th district in the New York State Senate,representing Lower Manhattan and the western part of Brooklyn since December 2017. He previously served in the New York State Assembly representing the East Side of Manhattan. Kavanagh is a Democrat.
Heather Adeline Steans is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 7th district. She was appointed after winning a special primary election that followed the mid-term resignation of her predecessor,Senator Carol Ronen. She resigned from office on January 19,2021 after 12 years in office.
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties,covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
Brad Madison Hoylman-Sigal is an American Democratic politician. First elected in 2012,Hoylman-Sigal represents the 47th District in the New York State Senate,covering much of the west side of Manhattan in New York City. He is chairman of the state senate Judiciary Committee.
Ronald Tae Sok Kim is an American politician from New York City. He serves in the New York State Assembly representing the 40th District,which includes portions of Whitestone,Flushing,College Point,and Murray Hill in Queens. First elected in November 2012,Kim became the first Korean American elected in New York State. Speaker Carl Heastie appointed him as Vice-Chair of the Majority Conference of the New York State Assembly in January 2017 and Chair of Committee on Aging in January 2021.
Kevin Bailey Hornberger is an American politician from the Republican party who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates,representing District 35B. He previously represented District 35A from 2015 to 2023.
Jheanelle K. Wilkins is an American politician who has represented District 20 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she has served as the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland since 2022.
Michael F. Adubato was an American Democratic Party politician who served nine consecutive terms,a total of 18 years,in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1992,representing the 28th Legislative District for four terms and then being shifted after redistricting to the 30th Legislative District where he served for an additional five terms.
Robert Jason Plummer is an American businessman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate and serves as Assistant Leader in the Illinois Republican Senate Caucus. Plummer represents the 54th District,which is located on the Illinois side of Greater St. Louis and includes all or portions of Bond,Clinton,Effingham,Fayette,Madison,Marion,Washington,and St. Clair counties. He was the 2010 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor,which he narrowly lost.
Julie Palakovich Carr is an American politician from Maryland. She is a member of the Democratic Party who currently serves in the Maryland House of Delegates,representing District 17 in Montgomery County. She previously served on the Rockville City Council.
New York's 74th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Harvey Epstein since 2018.
