Despite the attention, though, the really important story behind the rise of these markets and the important role they are playing in facilitating private capital formation, economic growth and job creation has been largely ignored.

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The concept was developed by Johnathan Holifield co-founder of The America21 Project, a national initiative connecting African and Latino Americans to the 21st century Innovation Economy, through STEM education, high-growth entrepreneurship and private capital formation and investment.

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Here he writes about a new actions aimed to support private-company capital formation.

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But Genesis is privately-held, having been acquired by private investment firms Formation Capital and JER Partners in 2007.

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We encourage the U.S. Senate to approve all of the pending legislation in order to advance the cause of capital formation for private companies.

FORBES: Washington And The Markets Unite To Foster Small-Company Growth

Until the formation of the Private Equity Growth Capital Association in 2007, the US private equity industry had not engaged in coordinated lobbying efforts in Washington DC.

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If government can take an axe to bureaucracy and offer tax breaks for capital formation projects led by the private sector then slowly, we can can get past economic lags and see unemployment come down.

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India has created vibrant and flourishing stock exchanges, vital to the formation of the private equity and venture capital that fund startups.

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