The HR director, who is part of the management team, is able to convince the board that from this moment on the works council of the hospital should be informed on a regular basis. The director also suggests informing the client council of the hospital. Although there is no legal requirement for this information sharing, the HR director makes a strong plea for this type of works councils’ and client councils’ involvement to maintain effective employment relationships in times of turbulence. As the media picks up the story of a possible private equity intervention in the public domain this starts up a hot debate about the nature of the private equity firm’s intentions and possible negative impact of such an intervention for the quality of healthcare, the position of the employees and the public values of a Dutch hospital in general, such as accessibility. From this moment on employee trust levels decline dramatically, in particular with regard to employees’ trust in management. Top management response to all the commotion is putting emphasis on the sense of urgency and the opportunity a private equity intervention creates for organisational renewal.