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It's hard to find earnings figures from the LIV Tour. But I found a site that had earnings. And not sure what time it ended at.....but it was before the Houston tourney. And at whatever point that was.....Sebastian Munoz had already earned $13,216,411.....while Carlos had earned $17,232,211.

This is going around fast, the pros and cons https://www.si.com/college/byu/football/the-pros-and-cons-of-private-equity-investment-in-the-big-12

While the camp is free, participants will need to preregister for the event, either by contacting Robinson at 214-870-3299, or online at zeffy.com. The camp is to be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jerry Ives Memorial Stadium in Elkhart. Wilson, a 2009 graduate of Elkhart, rushed for over 5,000 yards and 62 touchdowns as a member of the Elks football team, parlaying his play into a scholarship to the University of North Texas. At North Texas, Wilson exploded onto the scene as a junior under the guidance of then offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, posting over 2,000 yards rushing at 30 touchdowns during his final two years in Denton. After graduating from North Texas, Wilson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the 49er’s, playing with the team against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV. The Chiefs won the game 31-20. link: https://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/news/miami-dolphin-former-elkhart-elk-jeff-wilson-jr-holding-dream-big-903-camp/article_aa396466-290a-11ef-9710-eba4c4c6d96e.html

"Penciled in," or carved in stone? "Penciled in" would mean Stone would at least have a shot to win the starting job. And what lie, specifically, was told to Stone, and who told it to him?

A private equity acquisition or partner doesn't mean anyone can buy stock. This would be a private transaction with private stakeholders. However, there's a chance the private equity firm will push to take the organization public, at which time you could buy stock. Regarding the type of performance the private equity firm will require for their investment, let's just say they're not providing $1B for charity purposes. I'd imagine they'd expect a minimum of 10%–20% ROI to get started. From there, given the amount of cash they're willing to inject, they probably view it as a "moonshot" opportunity and expect/hope to get much, much more than that. In my experience, when private equity enters the picture, all they care about are short-term growth numbers. The types of gains they target are often possible to achieve for the first couple of years with a significant amount of restructuring and effort, but the target gains often become unsustainable after 3–4 years. One reason is that the demand for higher returns paired with the understaffed and overrun teams creates a negative company culture, and staff turnover becomes a huge operational drag. It's true that not ALL private equity firms operate this way, and there are some that seek to be genuine and realistic partners in the long-term growth of the company, but that seems to be the exception rather than the rule.