Guitar Center’s New Boss
If the shareholders follow their Board’s recommendation, Guitar Center will soon have a new boss: Boston-based Bain Capital Partners LLC, which “manages about $50 billion in assets and has invested or acquired more than 240 companies since its founding in 1984,” according to this Bloomberg.com article.
The article notes that, “Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Peter J. Solomon Co. advised the Guitar Center board. Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to Guitar Center and Bingham McCutchen LLP advised its board. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. served as Bain’s advisers. Kirkland & Ellis LLP was legal counsel.”
I go to Guitar Center a lot. In fact, I personally got a message this week from an employee I have never met indicating that the manager of my local GC says that I can save an additional 10% above and beyond the ordinary savings, at least through the weekend.
My point is: No one asked for my advice on this. I bet those LLPs don’t even play guitar.
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