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Dell I think would be one? Basically you get rid of the quarterly reporting grind and it lets you focus on the business even if certain initiatives are going t
by shrubble 3y ago
Dell I think would be one?
Basically you get rid of the quarterly reporting grind and it lets you focus on the business even if certain initiatives are going to depress shorter term results, but pay off over the long term.
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- ImprovedSilence 3y agothat feels a little different because i thought michael dell was a large part of that “private equity”.
- gumby 3y agoHe was, so he structured a special deal that mostly benefited him but also shared a bit with friends who did the rest of the deal.
- jandrese 3y agoDell is a special case because it was the original founder who delisted the stock. Not some Bain Capital type firm that was just buying it to suck the marrow out of the bones before tossing it in the trash.
- aeyes 3y agoSilver Lake Partners gave the majority of the capital when they took Dell private, ~$20B of the $25B total
- eric-hu 3y agoYou just educated me on Michael Dell taking Dell private again. I didn’t realize he did so with the backing of PE. https://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/10/30/you-wont-have-michael-dell-to-kick-around-anymore/amp/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2013/10/30/you-...