private equity
8 statements across 7 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Mar 21, 2022 by Kevin McArdle · across every show →
Everything said about private equity, oldest first
Mar 21, 2022
McArdle: SureSwift does not load debt, flip assets, or plan fund liquidation
“Technically, we're a private equity firm, but most of what people know about PE, which is,
Buy load with debt, strip out expenses, and then flip to the next size buyer.
We don't do any of that.
we don't plan to liquidate our funds.
So yeah,
I just prefer…”
May 31, 2022 bullish
First-time buyers will drive a surge in micro-PE acquisition activity
“I think we're going to see a lot more just general private equity activity specifically from first time buyers, like people, you know, just hearing about the success of like, You know, basically you know, entrepreneurship through acquisition is, is really beco…”
Jul 19, 2022
Kozinsky: Founders selling to PE must demonstrate profitability or clear profit levers
“If you're a year out or you're two years out and you've had zero profit this whole time, which many businesses do or negative profit, consider showing profit or considering structuring your business so that you can make it very clear to the buyer that these tw…”
Feb 27, 2024 positive
Schroter: Low-MRR startups can sell to individual operators when PE passes
“When you go to PE, it has to be a lot because it has to be worth their while. When you go to strategics, it has to be a lot. But if you've got 50 K and MRR, there are a lot of people that could just take over that business.”
Feb 27, 2024 neutral
Schroter: Distressed startups have only three potential buyer categories
“I said, here's three buckets that you're going to wind up in either private equity, which is only an option if you have revenue, right? The second is a strategic buyer, which is always your best case, but there aren't that many in the likelihood that they're w…”
Mar 5, 2024 neutral
Sep 25, 2024 negative
Jan 3, 2025 negative
ForMJ Social Lost 25% of Revenue in a Single Phone Call
“Private equity had their own internal teams. So they reluctantly had to had to essentially fire us as the digital agency through Through too much success, we got fired, basically. And it was a real harsh reality of the landscape of the world, the landscape of …”