The first of these books is *These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America* by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner:

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/These-Are-the-Plunderers/Gretchen-Morgenson/9781982191283

The second is *Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America*, by Brendan Ballou:

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/brendan-ballou/plunder/9781541702103/

Both books describe the bust out from the inside. For example, #PetSmart - looted for $30 billion by #RaymondSvider and his PE fund #BCPartners - is a slaughterhouse for animals.

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