The AIC is an advocacy organization that provides information about how private equity & private credit support jobs, businesses, & retirements across America.
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Private credit provides flexible, structured capital to middle-market businesses that often can't access traditional bank financing at the scale they need.
Over the coming weeks, we'll share eight real stories of companies that have used private credit to grow and navigate challenges.
Read all the stories in our 2026 Private Credit Landscape report: bit.ly/3WG25ag
Missouri pension CIO Craig Husting says the systems’ private equity portfolio outperformed public markets by about $2.5 billion over 20 years. “That’s been a tremendous benefit to our members.” Watch his perspective and read AIC’s study: bit.ly/4skcYKY
Retirement benefits are a long-term commitment. AIC’s study looks at 10-year median annual returns: private equity 13.20%, public equity 10.58%, real estate 6.00%, fixed income 2.40%.
See the findings: bit.ly/4skcYKY
Public pensions invest to support the people who serve our communities. AIC’s new study finds private equity returned a median 13.20% a year over 10 years, ahead of public equity, real estate and fixed income.
Read the study: bit.ly/4skcYKY
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In an exclusive interview with The Hill, Lee Slater, co-director of government affairs at @AmericaInvests, on why private equity is a Main Street story, saying 85% of its funding goes to small businesses.
@AmericaInvests joined The Hill in celebrating the 2026 class of Notable Staffers, the aides behind the work of Congress.
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Cordis built its name on cardiovascular breakthroughs. Private equity helped the company return to its innovative roots.
AIC CEO Will Dunham explains how Hellman & Friedman put new capital behind innovation: ow.ly/5i5C50ZOIVc
Private equity backs businesses in every @CBCFInc member’s district: $140B invested and 1.5M+ people employed at those businesses.
AIC’s Dillon Iwu shares more from CBCF week.
See how private equity fuels great ideas:
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Most private equity firms don’t have government affairs or communications teams. They’re busy building businesses.
AIC brings their stories to Washington. AIC CEO Will Dunham explains our role on The Deciders: ow.ly/Znjc50ZOIRA
Behind every public pension is a public servant who earned it.
Public pensions serving 34 million Americans invest in private equity. AIC CEO Will Dunham explains why that responsibility matters: ow.ly/l80b50ZOIOp
Three friends. An old postal truck. Really good ice cream. Private equity helped Van Leeuwen grow into a national business with about 100 stores and thousands of employees.
AIC CEO Will Dunham shares the story: ow.ly/o8rW50ZOIN8
ICYMI: Workers saving in 401(k)s deserve more tools to build a secure retirement. In @FortuneMagazine, Georgetown’s Angela Antonelli makes the case for private market access, citing research showing the potential for higher retirement income, net of fees.
fortune.com/2026/09/18/dol-r…
🇺🇸 Private equity delivers strong returns for public pension funds, strengthening retirements for 34 million public servants nationwide.
See how private capital fuels American dynamism: bit.ly/3SWoDSz
Nearly 400 employees at KKR-backed Integrated Specialty Coverages shared in the company’s success through employee ownership. That meant up to 30 months pay for many longtime workers.
AIC CEO Will Dunham tells the story on The Deciders: youtube.com/watch?v=vtIZ0ror…
Private equity is well known, but not always well understood.
AIC CEO Will Dunham joined @decidersshow to talk business growth, employee ownership, and retirement security.
Watch the full conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=vtIZ0ror…
🤝 Employee ownership changes lives. When KKR sold Geostabilization International, 900+ employees shared the benefits, with longest-tenured hourly workers earning at least $325,000.
Read the full report: bit.ly/3SWoDSz
700 million payments moved through Paymentus in 2025. Private capital backed the company at every stage, from early venture funding in 2007, to Accel-KKR, to a public listing in 2021, giving it the capital to build & scale. Private capital does not just fund growth, it fuels it.
See how private capital fuels American dynamism: bit.ly/3SWoDSz
💼 85% of all investors surveyed plan to maintain or increase their private credit exposure over the next 3 to 5 years.
See why 8 in 10 investors are backing private credit: bit.ly/3TenCW7
🔬 Excelitas, a Pittsburgh photonics leader, grew R&D ~60% with private equity, deepening U.S. leadership in defense and advanced manufacturing. Private equity strengthens American competitiveness.
See how private capital fuels American dynamism: bit.ly/3SWoDSz
📈 3 in 4 investors say private credit delivers attractive risk-adjusted returns, and 73% call current valuations fair or undervalued. Performance, not hype.
See why 8 in 10 investors are backing private credit: bit.ly/3TenCW7
