And I’m not necessarily talking a wad of cash. In fact, probably not. If there is a quid pro quo, depending on public and/or private sector, there are a lot of ways an interested party could make this worth the private equity firm’s while. If there are any biz journos left, they ought to be taking a good look at companies engaging in virtue signaling to see if there’s actually any virtue involved.
“they ought to be taking a good look at companies engaging in virtue signaling to see if there’s actually any virtue involved.”
Sounds like a great idea for a Master’s thesis but in this day/age would probably be rejected by the Professors.