[jordanb]

> The PE jackals

This pretty much explains most of what's wrong with the current US economy.

My previous employer was a 120 year old retailer, destroyed by private equity. My current employer is 100 years old, market research firm. Currently being destroyed by private equity.

It's not just that they finanicialize everything and focus on the short term. It's also that they are genuinely bad at running companies.

[ninininino]

They are amazing at juicing a stock price for a few quarters, enough time to make some money after buying shares and then ripping the money back out after squeezing all the remaining juice out but crushing the fruit on the vine. They are horrible at ensuring the plant itself survives for future seasons, as they rip all the roots out and stomp all over the plant in the process.

[jncfhnb]

If this were true (and maybe it is) one could make a strategy of shorting companies after being sold by PE

[appplication]

What I don’t understand is shouldn’t this create market opportunity for companies that focus on quality products? Or is it just not possible for such a company to gain a foothold against PE value juicing/extraction corporate strategies?