What the Heck is Private Equity?

Okay, so there's this big argument over whether private equity, or at least Mitt Romney's brand of private equity, is a good or bad thing (or something in between), or a sensible presidential election debate topic. But what the heck is private equity? Adam Levitin has this explanation, and he points to this op-ed by Steven Rattner that's useful as well.

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