Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America by Brendan Ballou (Paperback)

Plunder by Brendan Ballou, a former federal prosecutor, examines how private equity firms buy companies and the effects their strategies can have on workers, consumers and communities. Ballou explains the industry's methods in plain language and discusses policy changes that could rein in its excesses. An eye-opening look at a powerful corner of modern finance. Paperback from PublicAffairs.