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Beyond The Berle And Means Paradigm: Private Equity And The New Capitalist Order, Stephen F. Diamond
Beyond The Berle And Means Paradigm: Private Equity And The New Capitalist Order, Stephen F. Diamond
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The chapter will proceed in five parts. First, I will attempt to describe the world as managers of private equity funds as well as some of their critics see it. Second, I will summarize the structure and mechanics of PE funds, including the importance of leverage to their success. Third, I will discuss what I have referred to here as the separation of ownership and control problem, including its modern formulation as an "agency" problem, first clearly formulated by Berle and Means. Fourth, I will critically assess the "counter-attack" on PE funds from labor and the left, which I believe …