The Asset Class, 9781399619295
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Private equity’s empire: Winning at what cost to our way of life?
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The Asset Class

how private equity sold out the west

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    6 April 2026

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Summary

The Empire of Everything: Unmasking the Shadowy World of Private Equity

Private equity titans: are they simply the best and brightest, destined to own the world? They claim to be more tenacious, ingenious, and disciplined, but their influence stretches far beyond mere business acumen. From the homes we rent to the companies that shape our lives, private equity has quietly amassed a vast empire.

But is their success built on genuine innovation, or something more sinister? For…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399619295
ISBN-10:1399619292
Author:Hettie O'Brien
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:6 April 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
About The Author

Hettie O'Brien

Hettie O’Brien is a comment editor for the Guardian, where she also writes about social affairs and the incursion of finance into everyday life. She has covered economic and social affairs for the New Statesman, and corporate monopolies and the Federal Trade Commission while working as a reporter based in Washington D.C. Before becoming a journalist, she worked as a researcher for Rethinking Economics.

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