The Biden campaign has tapped a fan Instagram account. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Large private-equity firms are looking to sell assets before Jan. 1 with the expectation that tax rates will increase in 2021, sources tell Business Insider. "It's a very real issue on people's minds," said Kimberly Smith, co-chair of the global mergers and acquisitions and private equity...

Tech investing has historically been most closely associated with specialty players like Silver Lake, Thoma Bravo, and Vista, but large, generalist PE shops have expanded their tech arms in recent years, and all are vying for a piece of the pie. Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Private-equity funds are dumping more money into...

Kewsong Lee, co-chief executive officer at The Carlyle Group. ISSEI KATO/Reuters This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Some of the biggest private-equity firms are pointing to Asia as a bright spot in their investment portfolios throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The region, including China, Korea, India, Japan and Australia, has recovered more quickly than the U.S. and PE execs are striking deals there to put...

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman. Thomson Reuters This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Two of private equity's top advisers — Bain & Co. and McKinsey & Co. — laid out the state of PE investing in recent reports and interviews with Business Insider. Private-equity firms are scrambling to save portfolio companies in vulnerable industries, calling in money from investors and rewriting "worst-case scenarios" for...

Matthew Granade, Point72 Asset Management Point72 Asset Management This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now The biggest challenges facing the widespread adoption of data by private-equity firms are human. There must be collaboration between data scientists and investment professionals, and those in data roles must approach data-sets with one goal upfront, rather than looking for insights in a vast trove of...