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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.
Merger Tests in Practice: A Critical Analysis
Current tests for mergers are in practice deeply flawed.
Private Equity is Out of Control and Looting America. This Prosecutor Says We Can Fix It.
In his new book, “Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan To Pillage America,” Brendan Ballou, a federal prosecutor who served as Special Counsel for Private Equity in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, outlines the dangers of a trillion-dollar industry that hardly anyone understands. He explains how Americans can fight their harmful practices.