Aurora Capital, the U.S. private equity firm, is considering whether to purchase Douglas Dynamics, a leading U.S. manufacturer of snow plows. Is there a business that is highly dependent on the weather, and is seasonal, make a good candidate LBO? This case is a good introduction to the LBO business. What are the characteristics of successful LBO? And how successful PE firms create value through the acquisition of such companies?
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by Nabil N. El-Hage, Birche Fishback, Blake Gottesman, Michael Marino Source: Harvard Business School 11 pages. Publication Date: July 4, 2008. Prod. #: 209010-PDF-ENG