# WTF Does Private Equity Actually Do? | How Money Works

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Published: 2026-07-23T22:57:00+00:00
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WTF Does Private Equity Actually Do? Upgrade the way you learn with Brilliant! To get started for FREE go to http://www.brilliant.org/howmoneyworks Sign up for my FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/ Support me on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/HowMoneyWorks My Other Channel: @HowHistoryWorks Edited By: Andrew Gonzales Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Select Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images For sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sign up for my newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈 All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind. ----- Private equity has minted more global billionaires than Oil and Technology. It’s a four point seven TRILLION-dollar [$4,700,000,000,000] global business that according to some outlets has crushed your ability to buy a house and your chance to relive your childhood at Toys R Us. Private equity is simultaneously the ultimate career goal of every insufferable business bro AND the cause of all the world’s problems… But what do these people actually do? Private equity is nothing more than any investment company that invests into assets that are not listed on public markets. The variety of private equity companies is enormous. Some private equity firms will invest in very early-stage startups and give them money to grow their business and acquire new customers, these firms tend to go by name venture capital, but that’s still a type of private equity. Other private equity companies focus on buying alternative assets like airports, toll roads, intellectual property rights and carbon credits. These firms offer liquidity to asset hol…

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