PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Karl F. Morawski TI - Overview of Global Private Equity Investments AID - 10.3905/jai.2002.319035 DP - 2002 Mar 31 TA - The Journal of Alternative Investments PG - 81--86 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/4/4/81.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/4/4/81.full 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.