> Private equity is cancer. It should be illegal. It adds nothing of value and just hollows out a company for short term profit-taking while hoping nobody notices how your restructure is laden with exploding debt.
I would recommend listening to the How I Built This podcast. A number of interviews are with people whose companies were acquired by private equity. You can hear the founders' perspectives on private equity. It often doesn't match what you say. And I think in most cases, the brand is still around and doing well.
I would recommend listening to the How I Built This podcast. A number of interviews are with people whose companies were acquired by private equity. You can hear the founders' perspectives on private equity. It often doesn't match what you say. And I think in most cases, the brand is still around and doing well.