# 76: Private Equity

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Podcast: [Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/desperate-acts-of-capitalism-podcast-700916)
Published: 2026-03-27T19:00:25+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2035

## Resource

What is private equity anyway? This week, DAOC goes back to basics, to discuss the history and function of private equity. Edited by Braden JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/02/news/markets-investing-junk-bonds-still-have-fans-despite-a-dismal-showing-in-2001.html https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/business/investing-time-to-jump-back-into-junk-bonds.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/02/12/global-entrepreneur-tony-robbins-talks-investing-in-private-equity.html https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3623820

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