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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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The Firm That Buys Companies Nobody Wants - and a Football Club Everybody Watches
Fintech · Enterprise · Ai

The Firm That Buys Companies Nobody Wants - and a Football Club Everybody Watches

Clearlake turned a distressed-debt strategy into a $90 billion machine by fixing unglamorous companies - then bought a Premier League club to prove the point.

private-equity · private-creditRead →
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The Quiet Maryland Firm That Keeps Buying the Stores You Grew Up With
Consumer · Ecommerce · Vc

The Quiet Maryland Firm That Keeps Buying the Stores You Grew Up With

It bought Lids for less than half what it last sold for, rescued Claire's from liquidation, and calls itself a mini-Berkshire. Ames Watson would rather own a brand for thirty years than sell it in five.

private-holding-company · permanent-capitalRead →
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The Private Equity Firm That Grew Out of a Turnaround Shop
Fintech · Enterprise · Vc

The Private Equity Firm That Grew Out of a Turnaround Shop

Born from one of the world's best-known restructuring firms, A&M Capital bets that operators, not just financiers, make the better owners of mid-sized companies.

private-equity · middle-marketRead →