Plunder
by Brendan Ballou · first published 2023
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by Brendan Ballou · first published 2023
100% recommend
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> Apollo Global Management Oh hey, the company that orchestrated my first layoff! Highly recommend Plunder (ISBN: 978-1541702103) for those who want to learn more about the enshittification these companies bring.
on “AOL to be sold to Bending Spoons for $1.5B” ↗- Ballou, Brendan. Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America. - Smil, Vaclav. How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going. - Doucleff, Michaeleen. Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2023 and recommend for 2024” ↗For a more long-form answer to your question, I recommend checking out "Plunder - Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America" by Brendan Ballou [0]. He gives some insights into the tactics used by private equity firms to acquire, gut, and destroy existing companies and profit by doing…
on “Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction with Permira” ↗Brendan Ballou’s book “Plunder” is an excellent read about the effects of private equity across industries, if you want to go deeper on the topic. I recently had him on my podcast talking about the effects of PE in HVAC. There are…
on “A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity” ↗