Brian Summerfield

Restoring U.S. Manufacturing | Founder @ CSS – Ops, Lean, CAPEX, Turnaround, Exit Prep | Christ-Powered. Empty the Tank.

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@SteveWiesnerSMB So true

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“I do get the point that a PE firm who's long-in-the-tooth on a deal is incentivized to rein in / defer spending to goose EBITDA and therefore EV - that of course happens. But cut those costs / defer that spend too aggressively, and any new buyer will see right through it and factor those dollars into their offer.”

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@paulswaney3 Great take.

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Find people who are actually operators and have done it in the seats. I see too many PEs hire ex-consultant heavy folks. Nothing against consultants, brilliant people some of them, but until you done it (and have some scars) from the actual driving seats and that accountability, you won’t get the outputs expected.

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@BigJohn043 Having worked across both public and PE as well as SMB, this is a very good breakdown.

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@OneManLBO Sounds like he has some bandwidth.

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@blueprintsmb22 Appreciate this share @blueprintsmb22. A lot of overlaps on different paths but resonates.

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@platini954 Classic

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@TheCinesthetic Classic

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@DocStrangelove2 Crazy smooth

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@BoringBiz_ @AjeboDanny Facts

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@OneManLBO @patrickdichter Did you finally buy a laundromat chain at 8x?

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@markbdelaney What a play!

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@1Nicdar Liking the look of 3.

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@OneManLBO @blueprintsmb22 You can run the ETA circuit.

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@Hoang_HQ Classic movie. Training Day, The Equalizer… Others as well.

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@TheCinesthetic Always stay on it - agreed

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@FightofFaith I speak Jesus. Hits hard.

The blessing.

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@jasonmpearl Absolutely. Always tell teams top line out the door gives breathing room. And you can get your operating leverage.