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by musicale 1604 days ago
> private equity group

The goal of a private equity group can sometimes be be to extract as much money from the company as possible in a given time frame, rather than to ensure the long-term success or survival of the company.

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And the goal of PEG's empolyees is to get bonuses by hitting the metrics set for them.

Metrics are the only goal that means there. It's all about making the numbers look pretty.