For decades, only financial institutions, such as banks and insurance companies, and wealthy investors got to collect the double-digit interest rates on loans made to small and midsize private ...

but there are many pros to remaining private. Private companies report to a finite group of investors. While the pool of potential investors is smaller since they have to be accredited ...

Here are what three ASC leaders outlined as pros and cons of private equity in the ASC industry: Editor's note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.