How have you seen Senior ppl getting pushed out?

Title says it all. Recently been wathcing a lot of senior level turn-over at my firm. Some of these can be pretty cruel considering these people are all in their 40/50s and have families that depend on them.

How have you seen senior people getting pushed out in PE? What are usual precedent signs and how does it usually happen?

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