Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Primed for Private Equity

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Private-equity firms are making "crate loads of money," and Jim Cramer wants other people to get in on the action, too, he told viewers on his "Mad Money" TV show Monday.

Private-equity firms take public companies private. When they buy a company, it's just like any acquisition, Cramer said. "They pay a premium," and if people are in the stock before it gets taken private, then they will get paid that premium, as well. ...