Now that Indian is in private equity how long until the bankruptcy?
Indian Motorcycles Has Been Sold, Polaris No Longer Owner In Shocking Announcement https://share.google/DB0xFv9wF69zISb48
Sad days are ahead imo for that brand. I give them a few years before bankruptcy. Honestly with the way the toy market is these days I'm happy I've downsized part of my garage over the past year as buying anything new is a risk that the brand may not be here in a few years.
How much longer will Polaris and Skidoo continue to make snowmobiles?
Just saw the news about this, kinda surprising, but not really. With the market and tariffs it must be hard on this industry. Hopefully the sale is a good thing.
Just saw the news about this, kinda surprising, but not really. With the market and tariffs it must be hard on this industry. Hopefully the sale is a good thing.
I agree the bike attracted different buyers to the brand but it's hard to keep making the bike in this market if no ones buying it.
I thought it was a beauty and would be fun but I don't really have use/time for one and therefor didn't buy one either. Lot's of us loved the bike but never gave money for it so it's gone.
I agree the bike attracted different buyers to the brand but it's hard to keep making the bike in this market if no ones buying it.
I thought it was a beauty and would be fun but I don't really have use/time for one and therefor didn't buy one either. Lot's of us loved the bike but never gave money for it so it's gone.
If you look up "private equity motorcycle company" in the dictionary, I bet it will have a picture of MV Agusta next to it.
Passed around not for its assets, but for its brand name recognition. Low units sold but considered a jewel in the crown due to its halo status. I don't think any suiter ever bought MV for its assets, but always attempted to rebuild it into a turn-around story.
In some cases it's a reality check when a private company with a solid reputation gets bought out and slashing occurs before the tarnish appears on the reputation. Maytag could be an example.
Can you blame the original fair-minded owner when after a lifetime of diligence, he gets offered a major payout?
In some cases, money is borrowed based on the reputation and then the reputation is allowed to slide. The borrowed money is distributed to the shareholders before the tarnish appears. Assets are sold off and the lender has to try to get their money back out of empty coffers.
I'm hearing talk of private equity taking over the veterinarian business. Since the industry isn't price regulated, rates have been erratic for ages and that could change but not in a good way. Keeping Fido or Fluffy alive might get very costly.
I'm hearing talk of private equity taking over the veterinarian business. Since the industry isn't price regulated, rates have been erratic for ages and that could change but not in a good way. Keeping Fido or Fluffy alive might get very costly.
PE is also investigating heavily in dental practices as well.
Wait until they get a strong position and then you'll see rates jacked up substantially.
I know someone whose dentist retired after many years and the practice was sold off to a dental group who pushed cosmetic dentistry very aggressively. Cleaning, whitening, veneers, crowns, implants etc......expensive stuff. Friend had good healthy teeth and gums, but didn't go for the "extras" recommended as he was comfortable with how he looked. A year goes by and he gets a letter in the mail. The practice is reviewing clients and resources yada yada yada and he is advised that they believe he would be more comfortable with another dentist vs the direction the practice is now going. In other words you're fired as a client. Our time is better spent treating patients who opt into and support our care plan.
I'm hearing talk of private equity taking over the veterinarian business. Since the industry isn't price regulated, rates have been erratic for ages and that could change but not in a good way. Keeping Fido or Fluffy alive might get very costly.
Vet Clinic my daughter worked in was bought by consortium, group owned 15 clinics , vets left , services became more expensive. In a small town with at the time , one vet clinic , it was devastating. She left for a new industry.
Vet Clinic my daughter worked in was bought by consortium, group owned 15 clinics , vets left , services became more expensive. In a small town with at the time , one vet clinic , it was devastating. She left for a new industry.
Like funeral homes, many of these consolidations leave the respected name on the outside but behind the curtain, work to build an obscenely profitable monopoly/duopoly.
Indian is falling into the HD trap. Tweak or refresh the model line up with visual changes and bump the sticker. They have nice stuff so it works for a bit. But, they don’t have much diversity in products. You can find “entry” level machines and move up through the range but, you need to have different categories to appeal beyond the cruiser/touring market.
Tee shirts and apparel is safe and fine. They need to expand to ADV and small displacement entry model made in India (no pun intended) like the 400 singles from others.
I don't know if bankruptcy is in the immediate future. Isn't the plan with these venture cap types to drop R&D, and then squeeze every last drop of profit out of it they can before turning it over to some next brand to buy it and kick start the "revitalization" ?
Currently going through it as an Olympus camera owner... I think the company got bought up buy a ******* sushi company... The difference between my Olympus E-M5 III (launched 6+ years ago), and the current OM-5 Mark II (launched last month) is like, 3 updated features, switching from micro-usb to usb-c (slow charge only) and they made the menus prettier. That's it. Totally just coasting off of the established brand and bringing nothing new to the table
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