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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

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RANDOTRON

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    Hi All! Can someone please explain the following: "They [private equity companies] load the company with a lot of debt in order to extract dividends from the business". Thanks.
    This article gives a pretty good answer: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/060415/how-private-equity-dividends-work.asp

    You can also look at:
     
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