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A firm is sold when its owners believe they will get the best price. The selling itself is more of a symptom than a cause.
by andomar 4mo ago
A firm is sold when its owners believe they will get the best price. The selling itself is more of a symptom than a cause.
- senordevnyc 4mo agoBusinesses (and any other kind of asset) are sold for all kinds of reasons, and trying to time the market to maximize the price is only one of them. Probably not even the most common one.
- selcuka 4mo agoCorrect. I believe the desire to start a new company or to retire would be higher on the list.
- mathattack 4mo agoIt’s not necessarily the sale. Some private equity companies move from “Let’s invest like we’re shooting for the moon” to “Let’s invest like we want to improve margins and flip this on 3-5 years” It’s not inherently wrong but it is a different model, and sometimes companies suffer as a result.
- lokar 4mo agoAnd some (Broadcom) see a product in decline, but with some amount of stickiness/lock-in. They cut R&D and extract value as it withers away.
- mathattack 4mo agoYes. And gut support too. The only consolation is that the software still exists.