
Private Equity: The $10 Trillion Extraction Machine | Who Really Pays the Price? Private equity controls nearly $10 trillion in assets worldwide — but most people rarely know when a hospital, nursing home, restaurant, newspaper or housing company they depend on is owned by one of these financial firms. This Moconomy documentary investigates the private equity playbook, from leveraged buyouts and sale-leasebacks to dividend recapitalizations and cost cutting. Through cases including Toys “R” Us, Red Lobster, Steward Health Care and the collapse of local newspapers, it examines what happens when companies are loaded with debt while investors extract fees, assets and returns. Private equity can bring capital, discipline and higher productivity. But when the model fails, who absorbs the losses — the investors, or the workers, patients and communities left behind? Want to explore more stories about private capital, public services and the hidden structures of economic power? Continue with these Moconomy documentaries
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