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Re:Private equity bought out your doctor and bankrupted Toys... by BeetleB on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @05:51PM (#36318040)
> The idea that PE comes in and sets eight figures of their own money on fire and ruins a business, shooting themselves in the foot makes no sense, yet every other story online is about them doing exactly that.

On How I Built This, they frequently talk to companies that were bought out by PE. Some had negative experiences, but the majority were positive.

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Re:Private equity bought out your doctor and bankrupted Toys... by midoridensha on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @09:14PM (#36320021)
PE wouldn't be around for long if they always shot themselves in the foot and made terrible business decisions. They have a bad rap for taking over failing companies (or companies that are just well past their prime) and extracting as much value as they can out of them, but acquiring a startup is generally different I'd think.
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