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denverllctoday at 2:38 PM2 repliesview on HN

So they really are like the Private Equity of the software world.


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yborgtoday at 2:53 PM

More like following the Computer Associates model, a tale as old as time. Find a mature platform with a captive user population with a fat, lazy management team, buy them out, slash headcount, and open the taps. Someone in the thread mentioned Atlassian, that is a perfect target for this kind of strategy.

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zipy124today at 2:43 PM

Yes but focussing more on long-term ownership, as opposed to the usual turn-around and flip or asset stripping methodology.