'Inherently sinister' | Racist staff photo was displayed in firm's office for EIGHT years

Racist staff photo was displayed in firm's office for EIGHT years

A private equity firm reportedly displayed a photo of staff in blackface on its office wall for eight years, according to a lawsuit.

Bloomberg has reported how Partners Group Holdings AG, one of Europe’s largest private funds, displayed the picture depicting two white male employees dressed as nuns with painted faces - depicting characters from the film Sister Act - at the firm’s Swiss headquarters.

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