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Make no mistake, in a private equity acquisition like this where the company is earning around $50mil profit on a billion dollars revenue, they will cut costs t
by fblp 2y ago
Make no mistake, in a private equity acquisition like this where the company is earning around $50mil profit on a billion dollars revenue, they will cut costs to make their money back.
This PE firm led acquisition of Zendesk for $10bil in 2022 and McAfee for $14bil in 2021
They've spent over $30billion dollars on just these 3 acquisitions in 3 years. Many of which would be part financed.
Culture after zendesk goes acquired (including 8% layoffs 2023)
https://www.teamblind.com/post/Zendesk-changes-after-going-private-xUaG78b0 https://www.teamblind.com/post/Zendesk-changes-after-going-p...
Squarespace financials
https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/sqsp/financials/ https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/sqsp/financials/
More info on this PE firm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permira https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permira
- InkCanon 2y agoAre we entering a new Gordon Gecko era? Greed is good!
- sagarkamat 2y agoI guess they can make a heck of a lot just by cutting the podcast sponsorships.