Yves Smith — Announcing Investigative Series on the Private Equity Industry

In the coming weeks, Naked Capitalism will publish an investigative series on the private equity industry that will include articles written by current industry participants with considerable experience. It focuses on the activity formerly called “leveraged buyouts”: the purchase of established businesses, heavily funded by borrowing. The private equity industry has over $2 trillion globally in assets under management. With leverage, this translates into over $8 trillion of buying power.

Naked Capitalism
Announcing Investigative Series on the Private Equity Industry
Yves Smith