The Pulse of Private Equity – 4/22/2024

Identifying likely buyout take-private targets

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Since the inception of the strategy in the 1980s, buyout managers have maintained a core playbook: Invest in relatively small, underperforming companies at a reasonable price that still generate enough free cash flow (FCF) to service an increased debt burden.