> Shell to offload Jiffy Lube to Monomoy Capital for $1.3 billion
https://www.reuters.com/business/shell-offload-jiffy-lube-premium-velocity-monomoy-capital-13-billion-2026-03-09/
Sold to a private equity firm, odds this is the #KissOfDeath for Jiffy. 💋💀
LOL! Get your Trump endorsement while they last! They're selling out quickly!
'Most powerful' N.C. state senator trails primary challenger by 2 votes despite Trump's endorsement
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/north-carolina-senate-primary-phil-berger-sam-page-trump-rcna261650?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
North Carolina state Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, is running two votes behind his primary challenger, Sam Page, according to unofficial state election results
In the #BadEconomy
> Private Equity Killed My Thrift Store https://inequality.org/article/private-equity-killed-my-thrift-store/
Basically, they got the #KissOfDeath 💋 💀 from private equity vultures.
> Ozarks Notebook: Reclaiming Local News https://dailyyonder.com/ozarks-notebook-reclaiming-local-news/2026/02/17/
This local newspaper remains independent with a lot of effort and pluck, but a lot more locals just get bought up and that for the papers becomes the #KissOfDeath 💋 💀
> Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Not surprising in these corrupt times. The plot thickens. Given he leads a private equity vulture, could this be the #KissOfDeath 💋💀?
In the #BadEconomy. Again, as I always say, once the private equity vultures buy you out, it's the #KissOfDeath 💋💀
> Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them
https://theconversation.com/private-equity-firms-are-snapping-up-mobile-home-parks-and-driving-out-the-residents-who-can-least-afford-to-lose-them-264456
> Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion
https://apnews.com/article/ea-electronic-arts-video-game-silver-lake-pif-d17dc7dd3412a990d2c0a6758aaa6900
Again, we all know what this means: the #KissOfDeath 💋💀
Electronic Arts, the maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired by an investor group including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in the largest private equity-funded buyout in history. The investors, who also include a firm managed by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, valued the deal $55 billion. EA stockholders will receive $210 per share. The deal far exceeds the $32 billion price tag to take Texas utility TXU private in 2007, which had shattered records for leveraged buyouts. EA rose 4.5% Monday after jumping 15% on Friday.
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