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Probably not what you want to spend time reading, but a big chunk of Private Equity literature covers this.
by robfitz 15y ago
Probably not what you want to spend time reading, but a big chunk of Private Equity literature covers this.
- tatsuke95 15y agoNot exactly what I had in mind, but also don't know much about it. Where does one find such literature? Any specific recommendations?
- robfitz 15y agoSadly not. It sprung to mind because my girlfriend is currently going through the training term at a PE (private equity) firm and I have been lightly flipping through her textbooks and training manuals. PE is about buying under-performing companies, making them more valuable, and then re-selling them. So she's being trained in how to spot a particular type of under-performing which they're in a good position to improve. They have a couple different strategies they are comfortable with, including basic stuff like switching the management to fancier plays like buying one company in a new industry with the intent to use it as a platform to acquire lots of other companies in the same industry and turn on the economies of scale.