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What Was the Scope of Private Equity Back Then?
When I joined, the firm founded itself in 1985. It was a spin-out from Bain & Company, the consulting firm. We were trying to grow top-line, double-digit, grow, double profits over five years. The percentage of equity back then was very small. If you could double profits in five years, you could make 10 times your money.