This was because there was a large overhand
of private equity ownership, an indebted balance sheet of two to three times net debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, and a relatively expensive valuation of 15 times earnings.
Strategic buyers increasingly
see private equity ownership as a stamp of approval in otherwise unfamiliar markets, and many are eager to expand in the region.
The company with 170 supermarkets in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont, employing over 14,000 people, blamed «
previous private equity ownership» that had «saddled the Company with an unsustainable amount of debt on its balance sheet.»
He added: «Accolade represents the best
of private equity ownership: taking the time to develop a business, investing in multiple areas of the business and orientating the company towards a growth opportunity that has many years ahead of it.»
Our Client list includes start - ups to large corporations under private, public or
private equity ownership.
Scale start - ups — the leading engine of job creation — are staying private longer, on average 11 years in 2014, and, in some cases, are even going straight from venture to
private equity ownership to provide liquidity to early investors and employees.
Pitango general manager Wade Gillooly wouldn't reveal the price Sydney - based Beak and Johnston had paid for the New Zealand company, but said becoming part of a family - owned business was a welcome change after a few years of
private equity ownership.
Following the spinoff from Cendant, Realogy entered a period of
private equity ownership, during which Smith helped navigate the housing downturn and recession, and led the company through one of the largest and most successful initial public offerings of 2012.