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How the PE playbook pierced Claire’s

PE Files #001: Claire’s PESP’s PE Files take a look at how portfolio companies are impacted by the private equity playbook, from beloved businesses bankrupted to mass layoffs at formerly mom-and-pop operations.  WHO: Claire’s; private equity…

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Private equity forms new dark money group

Private equity forms new dark money group to gain access to Americans’ 401(K)s The $22 trillion private equity industry has drawn on a familiar playbook in creating a new dark money group called the “Council for a Safe and…

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Announcing PESP’s first-ever impact report

We’re proud to share with you the first-ever Private Equity Stakeholder Project Impact Report. Private equity and other private funds have grown into a $22 trillion industry that now employs tens of millions of…

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