The Asset Class
How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself
Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · Forthcoming
A thrilling, eye‑opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of life.
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- Who it’s for
- Hettie O’Brien investigates private equity’s debt-driven deals, reach into vital services, and ideological roots.
- Genres
- Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Ethics
- Published
- Grand Central Publishing, Forthcoming
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A thrilling, eye‑opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of life. For decades, private equity firms have infiltrated every corner of modern life. Wielding debt as a weapon, they push vital services into crisis. Their cover story: that this is merely the "creative destruction" essential to growth.
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Old-school capitalists say they're dismantling everything that made our economies work. The name itself, "private equity," is its own kind of camouflage, giving no suggestion of the debt involved in its deals, nor of the controversial techniques it uses to generate profits. The new owners think they can hide in the shadows. But the owned are fighting back. In The Asset Class, Hettie O'Brien penetrates a hidden empire of billion-dollar deals and covert financial warfare. From Copenhagen to San Francisco, Barcelona to the Yorkshire Dales, she follow the money, the trail of destruction, and the industry’s murky ideological roots from 1970s trips to Moscow to the present day. What she find is chilling: private equity isn't just reshaping the economy—it's selling out the foundations of Western society.
Private Equity’s Reach
Hettie O’Brien investigates private equity’s debt-driven deals, reach into vital services, and ideological roots.
Come here for
- The hidden financial empire behind private equity’s billion-dollar deals
- The industry’s murky ideological roots, traced from the 1970s to today
Expect
- A trail across Copenhagen, San Francisco, Barcelona, and the Yorkshire Dales
- An account of controversial profit-making techniques and resistance from those affected
Where it sits
| Private Equity | 100% |
|---|---|
| Mergers & Acquisitions | 44% |
| Business Ethics | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Business Ethics
- Private Equity
- Public Policy
- Authors
- Hettie O'Brien
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- Forthcoming
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Business Ethics