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Private Equity: Your Ears Will Bleed

Stuff You Should Know

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Shrimp, Strategies, and the State of Media

This chapter features a humorous start around shrimp consumption before shifting to the serious implications of private equity ownership on industries like fast food and newspapers. It discusses the impact of private equity on local news, highlighting job cuts and decreased coverage, alongside a notable example of a firm's influence on wage legislation.

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