[HN Gopher] The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy
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The Secretive Industry Devouring the U.S. Economy
 
Author : ianai
Score  : 16 points
Date   : 2023-11-04 22:03 UTC (57 minutes ago)
 
web link (www-stage.theatlantic.com)
w3m dump (www-stage.theatlantic.com)
 
| andrewjl wrote:
| How much of this will end being a ZIRP phenomenon? The article
| does cover the implications of rising interest rates towards the
| end.
| 
| > Meanwhile, interest rates have reached a 20-year high, posing a
| direct threat to private equity's debt-heavy business model. In
| response, many private-equity funds have migrated toward even
| riskier forms of backroom financing. Many of these involve taking
| on even more debt on the assumption that market conditions will
| soon improve enough to restore profitability. If that doesn't
| happen--and many of these big deals fail--the implications could
| be massive.
| 
| For anyone interested in the nuts and bolts of how private equity
| works I highly recommend the 50X podcast[1] which covers how a
| firm focusing on buying out aircraft component suppliers
| operates.
| 
| [1] https://www.50xpodcast.com
 
  | ramesh31 wrote:
  | >How much of this will end being a ZIRP phenomenon?
  | 
  | A lot, given that private equity operates on a debt driven M&A
  | strategy. But don't expect the consolidation to slow down. They
  | will just squeeze their businesses and customers that much
  | harder.
 
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