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> Monotype endured financial difficulties and restructurings, eventually being acquired by the Boston private equity firm TA Associates in 2004

> In 2019, private equity firm HGGC bought Monotype for $825m, acquiring its roster of typefaces and setting it up for even more acquisitions.

Can we just make private equity firms illegal?

I enjoy playing board games. There is a company called Asmodee that was bought by a private equity firm, went on a series of acquisitions and mergers, sold to a different private equity firm (who are currently looking for a new private equity firm to sell to). So many things have gone downhill for boardgaming since private equity got involved. Prices went up, they made it more difficult to get replacement parts, they killed off many products and made a shell of formerly beloved companies like FFG and so much more. Is there actually an example of private equity being a good thing (I mean, other than for the rich people that benefit from the private equity)?



”Private equity” in general may just mean some familys wealth -that may be managed in some unified manner.

I don’t think you can outlaw buying stuff in the genral sense. Ofc there is specific legsilation to defend the market at large from monopolies.

But the fact is some people collect stamps … other collect companies.

In general the whole point of ownership is that you can buy and sell things.

There is nothing to stop a new owner destroying a beloved IP.


> Can we just make private equity firms illegal?

Not without upending capitalism (which, to be clear, I’d be ok with). The thing you are against isn’t private money buying entities, it is that our capitalist system does not align interests among stakeholders and instead is focused 100% on shareholder returns. We need better consumer, employee, environmental protection and to get money out of politics. Easier said than done…




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