Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It sounds like a desperate move by a company that is bleeding cash. I once worked for a company in a similar situation. This is the death spiral. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Nov 8, 2011, at 2:42 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Jim, > Selling to private equity seldom is a winning situation. They are more > concerned with stripping assets, or overloading the company with debt, > paying themselves with the proceeds and moving on. Let us hope it is not so > in this case. > > Anyway: http://www.platinumequity.com/ > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Thanks, Dave. From the tone of that article, it sounds like a win-win >> situation. >> >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Freedman" <dpfreedman at >> gmail.com> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 6:22 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak sold their digital division >> >> >> >> http://www.kodak.com/ek/US/en/**Kodak_Sells_Image_Sensor_** >>> Business_to_Platinum_Equity.**htm<http://www.kodak.com/ek/US/en/Kodak_Sells_Image_Sensor_Business_to_Platinum_Equity.htm> >>> >>> Dave F. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Was a buyer named anywhere in the article? Leica, perhaps? >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Forrest" < >>>> photo.forrest at earthlink.net> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 5:59 PM >>>> Subject: [Leica] Kodak sold their digital division >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >