From football clubs to water companies, music catalogues to care homes, private equity has infiltrated almost every facet of modern life in its endless search to maximise profits. By Alex Blasdel. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod">theguardian.com/longreadpod</a>
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The abortion debate – the language of life, choice and rights – severs women, and their pain, from history. I don’t want to forget my abortion and I don’t want to forget theirs By Erin Maglaque. Read by Lanna Joffrey. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/lon ... Show More
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Apr 2023
Private Equity’s Opaque World
If you want to maximize the value of your home for decades, you might update the kitchen. But if your time frame is one week, then you might burn down the house. Brendan Ballou is a federal prosecutor and special counsel at the Department of Justice, where he led the antitrust d ... Show More
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Sep 2021
Inside the Mysterious Multi-Trillion World of Private Equity
Dan Primack of Axios joins the show to talk about the record amounts of money flowing through private equity right now, who's behind it, and where it is being deployed. Also, it's a big week for Apple, and an even bigger year for sports betting. Plus the investing term we need to ... Show More
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Sep 2025
Private equity’s public reckoning
With interest rates high, private equity has had a harder time finding investors … and making money. To solve this problem, the industry has found novel ways to avoid closing their funds. But time may be running out. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong talk to the F ... Show More
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Jan 2024
Private equity funds – capitalists or leeches?
As you’ll hear at the start of this week’s podcast Warren Buffet isn’t a big fan of private equity firms. He says they lie, so they are not a good choice for investors, like pension funds, for example. But they are even worse for the companies being acquired by private equity fun ... Show More
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Nov 2025
BREAKING: Private Equity Hijacks Insurance Using American’s Savings as Collateral
Wall Street just took over your retirement, Private equity firms now control insurers, annuities, even 401(k)s and they’re using your money to gamble on risky loans. Don’t wait for the crash, protect your future now.Questions on Protecting Your Wealth with Gold & Silver? Schedule ... Show More
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