A pro-worker experiment in private equity
Planet Money
- Published
- April 8, 2026
- Duration
- 25:41
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- Last updated
- Jun 10, 2026
Discusses Live event info and tickets here. If your company got bought by a private equity firm, how would you…
Summary
Live event info and tickets here. If your company got bought by a private equity firm, how would you feel? Maybe a little nervous? You might find yourself wondering if there will be layoffs.And you’d be right to worry about that. Research shows that while private equity ownership can boost a company’s productivity, it does generally result in job cuts. Bu…
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Live event info and tickets here. If your company got bought by a private equity firm, how would you feel? Maybe a little nervous? You might find yourself wondering if there will be layoffs.And you’d be right to worry about that. Research shows that while private equity ownership can boost a company’s productivity, it does generally result in job cuts. But one private equity executive is trying to do things a different way – giving workers equity, little cuts of ownership in their own companies.