Chatham Asset Management

Aggressive reduction in labor costs, supplier payments, and operational expenses.

Selling off valuable assets like real estate while leasing them back at high rates.

Adding significant debt to acquired company balance sheets, often to fund dividends to PE owners.

Layoffs and hiring freezes to reduce labor costs.

quality degradation is a common PE tactic.

Raising prices to improve margins and fund debt payments.

service reduction is a common PE tactic.