Just from what I hear it seems like most go bad. Though I have to assume it's also a case of people are more inclined to complain when things go poorly.

I mean why would people write comments about how such a thing went smoothly and well. People do now and again but not usually spontaneously.

Part of why I felt I should share my own experience. Hard to know what % of PE acquisitions the workers end up liking vs. hating, but I bet it's not as many bad cases as it seems from media or online comments.