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Salem: Providence cut thousands of idle workers at Eircom
“And so we had to get rid of thousands of workers who literally just weren't doing anything.”
Salem: Providence made 2.3x on Eircom over 2.3 years
“We made 2.3 times our money, and turns out it was coincidental when we took it public again in 2.3 years in the company.”
Salem: Providence Equity was first PE firm to sell GP stake to Dyal
“We were the first firm to ever do a deal with Dial Capital as a private equity fund, and we did a deal where we sold
A percentage of the general partner to a few LPs and to dial capital, and we didn't take the money out of the business.”