It is not just about private equity for billionaires.

它不仅仅是亿万富翁的私募股权。

Private equity employs roughly nine million people and has cut over a million jobs in the past decade.

私募股权公司雇佣了大约 900 万人，在过去的十年里削减了 100 多万个工作岗位。

What does it mean for private equity firms?

这对私募股权公司意味着什么呢？

These retirement funds become a major investor in a private equity fund.

这些退休金基金成为私募股权基金的主要投资者。

Saudi Arabia is invested in both of their multibillion-dollar private equity funds.

沙特阿拉伯投资了这两家数十亿美元的私人股本基金。

“Private equity is an industry with extraordinary barriers to exit, ” quips Andrew Sealey of Campbell Lutyens, an advisory firm.

咨询公司Campbell Lutyens的Andrew Sealey嘲弄说：“私募股权是一个为逃避而设置的额外障碍。”

The financial sector, including banks and private equity, is also feeling the effects.

金融行业，包括银行和私募股权行业，也受到了这次投资降温的影响。

So I spoke to the head of private equity at one pension fund.

我与一家养老基金的私募股权负责人进行了交谈。

You know, some kind of private equity situation that saddled them with a lot of debt.

你知道吗，某种私募股权的情况使他们背负了很多债务。

Zombies exist partly because of the peculiar way in which private equity is structured.

因为私募股权构建的特殊方式，还有部分僵尸公司存在。

Private equity firms are handing out perks to get investors on board.

私募股权公司正在发放额外津贴以吸引投资者。

Mr. Nakshbendi says private equity companies are looking closely at micro finance as an investment.

纳克什班迪说私募股权公司正密切关注小额信贷，视其为一种投资。

At $34bn the deal is one of the biggest ever buy-outs involving private equity.

这笔价值340亿美元的交易是迄今规模最大的私人股本收购交易之一。

Now my question as a private equity investor is: Could this really be profitable?

作为一个私募股权投资者，我的问题是：这样的模式能挣到钱吗？

His pension fund has sold down some of its private equity stakes at a discount.

他的养老基金已经以折扣价出售了一些私募股权。

We'll start today's show with a scoop about pension money, private equity and Israeli spyware.

在今天的节目中，我们将首先介绍有关养老金、私募基金和以色列间谍软件的独家新闻。

Nor does he analyse how hedge-fund performance compares with other asset classes, such as private equity.

同时他也没有进行对冲基金跟其他基金的表现对比，例如私募基金。

They can sacrifice the ease of trading in public markets for the better returns promised in private equity.

它们可以牺牲公开市场交易的便利性，换取私人股本承诺的更高回报。

As for the size of newsrooms, things could have been much worse were it not for private equity.

至于新闻编辑部的规模，如果没有私募股权，情况可能会更糟。

That's what private equity firms do.

这就是私募公司所做的事情。