RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Overview of Global Private Equity Investments JF The Journal of Alternative Investments FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 81 OP 86 DO 10.3905/jai.2002.319035 VO 4 IS 4 A1 Karl F. Morawski YR 2002 UL https://pm-research.com/content/4/4/81.abstract AB In recent years, the private equity market has grown sharply as investors have warmed to it as a means of diversifying their portfolios and companies have increasingly depended on it as a means of finance. Although there are many forms of private equity investing, it can be generally described as any investment strategy that includes the purchase of equity in a private company.