Private-Equity Firms Seek to Expand Influence in Obama Era | BlackNewsTribune.com

With the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first black president of the U.S. a day away, the historic occasion has been celebrated through a countless number of festive activities throughout the nation’s capital. But Sunday night’s Private-Equity Inaugural Gala attracted scores of BE 100s CEOs, heavyweight minority executives, and high-powered politicians to network and discuss business strategy as the Champagne and revelry flowed.

Readfull story