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Private Equity Firm

Standard General

AUM$5 billion
Founded2007
HQNew York, NY

Investment firm focused on media and telecommunications.

Track Record

Performance
Total Acquisitions1
Bankruptcy Rate100%
Avg Hold Period0.0yrs
High-Risk Track Record

100% of companies owned by this firm have filed for bankruptcy. This is significantly above the industry average.

Known Tactics

Playbook

Cost Cutting

COMMON

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

Asset Stripping

COMMON

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

Debt Loading

COMMON

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

Portfolio Companies

Current and former holdings

RA

RadioShack

retail·2015
ACTIVE

Notable Outcomes

Case Studies

Failures

RadioShack

N/A

RadioShack experienced difficulties under PE ownership.