The Myth of Private Equity: An Inside Look at Wall Street's Transformative Investments Hooke Jeffrey
Once an obscure niche of the investment world, private equity has grown into a juggernaut, with consequences for a wide range of industries as well as the financial markets. Private equity funds…
Specifikacia The Myth of Private Equity: An Inside Look at Wall Street's Transformative Investments Hooke Jeffrey
Once an obscure niche of the investment world, private equity has grown into a juggernaut, with consequences for a wide range of industries as well as the financial markets. Private equity funds control companies representing trillions of dollars in assets, millions of employees, and the well-being of thousands of institutional investors and their beneficiaries. Even as the ruthlessness of some funds has made private equity a poster child for the harms of unfettered capitalism, many aspects of the industry remain opaque, hidden from the normal bounds of accountability.The Myth of Private Equity is a hard-hitting and meticulous expos from an insider's viewpoint. Jeffrey C. Hooke--a former private equity executive and investment banker with deep knowledge of the industry--examines the negative effects of private equity and the ways in which it has avoided scrutiny. He