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Honestly, I can see this being "the next big thing" in private equity. Buy a profitable (but, arguably, underperforming business) and improve / optimise it thr
by charlesdm 10y ago
Honestly, I can see this being "the next big thing" in private equity. Buy a profitable (but, arguably, underperforming business) and improve / optimise it through smart use of technology.
- brianbreslin 10y agoIf I had access to capital (large sums), I would do this. Take lots of staples or commodities everyone consumes and add design + tech efficiencies to boost margins, and repeat.
- charlesdm 10y agoIt's something I have thought about, but to really make it worthwhile, you would probably have to purchase significantly large companies. Doing an SME LBO wouldn't really be effective, since you'd actually have to be building these new technologies, which isn't cheap.