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41. We get offers monthly, so

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Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:51 PM

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someone is buying companies.

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Kraft Heinz cut expenses too deeply under private equity management, its new CEO says [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

That is not how private equity works WSHazel Tuesday #1

I have watched "private equity" groups Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #4

Yep, they buy the companies with loans under the companies names. Loans that pay the "Private Equity" owners. Then LiberalArkie Tuesday #8

one of the things i learned is the loans are often variable rate loans. uncle ray Tuesday #11

Exactly Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #25

The investment you described would lose money for pe firm WSHazel Tuesday #35

I have seen it happen many times Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #38

Companies are too expensive now WSHazel Tuesday #40

We get offers monthly, so Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #41

You probably are getting inbound calls from analysts WSHazel Tuesday #47

the "good" PE does is akin to an abusive husband buying his wife flowers. uncle ray Tuesday #7

"That is not how private equity works" BumRushDaShow Tuesday #9

That was a thorough documentation Farmer-Rick Tuesday #20

Wikipedia actually has some other examples that fell on the sword (or are in process of such) of PE firms BumRushDaShow Tuesday #27

Good info Farmer-Rick Tuesday #32

By this logic, no one should provide capital to troubled companies WSHazel Tuesday #36

It needs to be regulated BumRushDaShow Tuesday #42

And how does the current system help anyone? Farmer-Rick 20 hrs ago #48

How does a PE firm make money on a bankruptcy? WSHazel 13 hrs ago #50

Who would you rather have owning the hospitals? WSHazel Tuesday #37

NON-PROFITS BumRushDaShow Tuesday #45

Yes, yes, yes Farmer-Rick 20 hrs ago #49

That is exactly how private equity firms work. Mr. Mustard 2023 Tuesday #13

The Private Equity Firms popsdenver Tuesday #21

Well they are fucking up the housing market for both renters and would be owners. LuvLoogie Tuesday #18

THEY are not the ones messing up the housing market WSHazel Tuesday #39

Yes, it is Cirsium Tuesday #24

OP was conflaiting Leveraged Buyouts with Venture Capital IbogaProject Tuesday #33

Have you taken a look at all the medical practices pef's have bought, niyad Tuesday #34

The term "buzz-word world" is so perfect to describe the madness in both private and the business world. walkingman Tuesday #2

Weird Al Yankovic wrote a song about it (one of my recent faves from him) BumRushDaShow Tuesday #10

I'm sending that to my spouse progressoid Tuesday #19

I have had to write up a many justifications for stuff BumRushDaShow Tuesday #28

She has to review progressoid Tuesday #30

Serious CSNY/Dylan vibes BaronChocula Tuesday #44

He excels at doing song parodies BumRushDaShow Tuesday #46

Any company that is bought by Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #3

I have, for some time, popsdenver Tuesday #22

In other news lonely bird Tuesday #5

Does that mean they're going to rehire all the employees in Pittsburgh that got laid off? FakeNoose Tuesday #6

Some quick googling showed the company started putting a lot of emphasis on AI a couple of highplainsdem Tuesday #12

It's ALWAYS private equity that fucks things up! sakabatou Tuesday #14

I had hot dogs and Mac & Cheese growing up. Jacson6 Tuesday #15

When someone says private equity, I think of Romney. Zackzzzz Tuesday #16

This is what private equity does xuplate Tuesday #17

"The whole end goal of "private equity" is to suck the life out of the companies they buy, discard what is left..." C Moon Tuesday #23

Yup, private equity is a virus. Initech Tuesday #31

So in order to save the company they need to increase costs bucolic_frolic Tuesday #26

The other problem in this case, that is unspoken BumRushDaShow Tuesday #29

Wait; you mean those private equity frat boys don't know how to run businesses? I'm shocked! Aristus Tuesday #43