Jason McDannold, co-head of Americas Private Equity practice at AlixPartners, comments on the uptick in private equity firms looking to quickly sell their portfolio companies

Jason McDannold, who co-heads the Americas private equity practice at AlixPartners, commented on the uptick in private equity firms looking to quickly sell their portfolio companies. “Oftentimes,” Jason said, “this means focusing on short-term tactical improvements—rather than long-term strategic investments—to show quick growth and margin expansion. These measures can include cutting general and administrative expenses such as human resources, finance and legal, boosting sales without global expansion, and saving on procurement costs for software licenses and hardware.”

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