Billionaire hedge fund owner Bill Ackman, a Harvard alumnus, has claimed his alma mater’s $53 billion endowment, almost 40% of which is allocated to private equity, is significantly overstated.

Turkish private equity firm commits $39 million to support research by Gökhan Hotamışlıgil, with option to invest in future drug candidates from his lab.

A private equity firm has stepped in to finance a biological research lab at Harvard University, administrators said Monday, while also launching a biotech alongside it that will develop new ...

The secondary market for private equity stakes is booming as buyers are eager to snap up assets being shed by investors. There’s reason to believe Harvard, Yale, and other elite institutions ...

The attacks on Harvard are part of a wider battle the Trump administration is waging against universities it says have allowed antisemitic behavior on campus.

Like many other companies, private equity firms are interested in AI as a tool for faster value creation. And like other companies, the results have been mixed, as few report significant returns ...

Despite being a private institution with a $53.2 billion endowment, Harvard University is a large beneficiary of federal funding, receiving $686 million in federal dollars in FY 2024.

Harvard and Yale Universities are offloading significant portions of their private equity (PE) holdings, a move that, despite occurring at a discount, highlights a booming secondary market where ...

Then, in 1986, Accuride was bought by a private-equity (PE) firm, Bain Capital. Freed from Firestone’s bureaucratic and budgetary constraints, Accuride took fast action.

Private equity fundraising has fallen on tough times, driving demand for these jobs, skills, and experiences. Finance 2025-07-09T09:59:01Z Wall Street Rising Stars nominations are open. Here are ...