The Private Equity Council's president Douglas Lowenstein is on record as saying that he expects taxes on carried interest to go up no matter which party wins the White House in 2008. Indeed, attacks on the tax rate for carried interest have begun well before the budget debate gets started on Capital Hill as evidenced by private equity critic Robert Greenwald's "Larry the Loophole" cartoon. At The Deal's 2007 Private Capital Symposium, Lowenstein explained PEC's plan for combating a carried interest tax hike. Watch a video of the conversation after the jump. - George White
For more on key issues affecting the private equity industry such as the credit markets, sovereign wealth funds and taxes, be sure to attend The Deal's 2008 Private Capital Symposium on May 14.
