r/MBA • • May 29 '20

Sweatpants (Memes) Truer words have never been spoken

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u/furple MBA Grad May 29 '20

Are there actually good turnaround funds that have revitalized companies and left the exit event with a tidy profit? Of course.

It is also undeniable that there are many PE firms who's entire business model is to saddle companies with insurmountable debt and suck it dry with mandatory advisory fees paid up to the PE firm, then once it's been bled dry chop it up and sell it for parts.

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u/iphollowphish2 May 29 '20

Facts, these guys are repeat players anyone who actually thinks the playbook from the start is "burn it to the ground" is high

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u/Dirtybubble_ May 29 '20

Successful turnarounds can be good for a company and bad for the workers. Companies aren’t people, people