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Private equity's ownership squeeze spreads from game studios to neighborhood restaurants

The New York Times, Oct 20 · read the original

A week after EA's buyout owners closed BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect, the Times reports diners pushing back as private-equity owners cut quality and raise prices at small restaurants the way deal-backed drive-thru chains already have.

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