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These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America
By Gretchen Morgenson
Private equity, a dominant yet often unseen force, reshapes the American economy through leveraged buyouts and aggressive strategies. This episode unpacks its mechanisms and profound, often contradictory, impact on industries, communities, and society.
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What it is about
private equity, leveraged buyout, corporate finance
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of private equity, leveraged buyout, corporate finance and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Gretchen Morgenson brings a credible and useful lens to private equity, leveraged buyout, corporate finance, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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