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Plunder

Book • 2021

Menachem Kaiser

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Mentioned in 9 episodes

Mentioned as Brendan Ballew's book about private equity, and one of Decoder's most popular episodes.

How private equity kills companies and communities

Mentioned by Stephen Dubner as a book detailing the negative impacts of private equity.

565. Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy?

Mentioned by

Nilay Patel

as the author of the book, highlighting his unique background as a federal prosecutor and special counsel for private equity.

Private equity bought out your doctor and bankrupted Toys”R”Us. Here’s why that matters.

Mentioned by

Nilay Patel

as the author of the book, explaining the private equity industry.

Remix: How private equity took over everything

Mentioned by

Matt Elton

as the author of the book, discussing the nuanced history of museum acquisitions.

Why we shouldn't see museum artefacts as 'stolen'

Mentioned by

Noel King

as the author of "Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America", discussing private equity.

How Barnes & Noble survived

Mentioned by

Andrew Keen

as a book about private equity's plan to pillage America.

The Vampire Economy: How Private Equity is Sucking the Blood out of the American Dream

Recommended to understand how private equity is impacting nursing homes.

7/2/25: Disaster bill passes, Trump wants to deport citizens, job losses mount

Authored by

Brendan Ballou

, highlighting controversy and potential flaws in private market investing.

Sachin Khajuria and Brendan Ballou – Private Equity: Profit or Plunder? (EP.331)

Recommended by

Ricky Mulvey

as an engaging and informative book.

Private Equity’s Opaque World

Mentioned by

Arielle Angel

as an author whose book deals with questions of return to Poland.

Jesse Eisenberg's Holocaust Road Trip

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