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Maybe Dell? Not exactly a consumer darling, but certainly a successful story for a PE LBO. There was a side plot of "PE partners with charismatic former founde
by dmurray 2y ago
Maybe Dell? Not exactly a consumer darling, but certainly a successful story for a PE LBO.
There was a side plot of "PE partners with charismatic former founder", but the main story was PE cost-cutting, layoffs and loading the company up with debt.
- mrguyorama 2y agoThat has more to do with Silverlake capital preferring steady, regular cash flows. They like to buy up and hold and just run things like a normal business, no MBA shenanigans.