{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61926927b481c700126c2eb2/62ab0976d1cf7e0012cd3afc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Twilight of the Private Equity Gods","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61926927b481c700126c2eb2/1644921937661-83296c998938c08efb7ab6e9aa94a8a1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Private equity firms have amassed vast fortunes for their owners by snapping up companies in a rising stock market using ultra cheap debt. But what happens when values go down and interest rates rise? We talk to US investor and private equity sceptic Dan Rasmussen about&nbsp;the coming buyout Götterdämmerung.</p><p><br></p><p>(Dan has written recently on this and his note can be found here&nbsp;<a href=\"https://verdadcap.com/archive/private-equity-still-overrated-and-overvalued\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://verdadcap.com/archive/private-equity-still-overrated-and-overvalued</a>)</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.</p><p>With Dan Rasmussen.</p><p>Produced by Ewan Cameron and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.</p><p>Sponsored by Briefcase.News</p>","author_name":"Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins"}