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Carta CEO urges policies to promote private capital in Congressional hearing
In his remarks at a hearing on technology and the future of finance, Henry Ward outlined how startups and private funds drive American innovation and advocated for expanding opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors.
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Search funds
Learn what a search fund is and how it works as a private investment vehicle for entrepreneurs. We'll also cover how the search fund model works and how it compares to a traditional private equity fund.
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Explore expert-written articles, guides, and tools to help you start a private equity firm, close your first fund, understand portco equity, and everything in between.
Private equity fund structures
Understand the most common entity structure for private equity firms and their funds—the limited partnership—including key legal and tax implications of this type of PE fund structure.
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