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Private Equity Power List 10 dealmakers that are poised to dominate the game Fortune ranks and rates today's leading private-equity firms. (more) • Three to watch Private Money To the Average Joe investor, it must seem that somewhere beyond the reach of his stock portfolio and his mutual funds, there is a realm of wealth creation, and what happens inside this exclusive enclave is roiling the economy in a way that it never has before. (more) Wall Street's man of the moment With a history-making deal and a headline-making birthday party, Steve Schwarzman has become the symbol of a new era in finance. And that's always a risky proposition. (more) The ins and outs of private equity Private equity firms are all the rage, and growing in size and number. But what exactly do they do, and why has there been such an increase in their numbers? Fortune's Rik Kirkland explains. (more)
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