Electronics & Tech Retail
Electronics retailers and technology stores
3 PE-owned brands
PE-Owned Brands
Dell Technologies (Silver Lake / MSD)
PE-Owned
Owned by Silver Lake
Silver Lake and Michael Dell took Dell private for $24.9B in 2013 — the largest tech LBO in history at the time. The deal saddled Dell with $15B+ in debt. Dell went public again in 2018. Employees reported significant headcount reductions and benefit cuts during the private period.
Inventus Power
PE-Owned
Owned by Mountaingate Capital
Designer and manufacturer of battery packs and power systems for commercial and medical devices. A current Mountaingate Capital portfolio company.
RadioShack
PE-Owned1 impact
Owned by Standard General
Electronics retailer that filed two bankruptcies. Standard General acquired 1,743 stores for $26.2M but failed to revive the brand.