"Studies show that companies that emerge from PE have a higher than average bankruptcy or financial distress rate, because they're kind of in some ways hollowed out" Lyn Alden, co-founder of Orange Juice, on why so many companies come out of private equity worse off "There is a really big strong d
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Lyn Alden discusses the higher bankruptcy rates of companies emerging from private equity.
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"Studies show that companies that emerge from PE have a higher than average bankruptcy or financial distress rate, because they're kind of in some ways hollowed out" Lyn Alden, co-founder of Orange Juice, on why so many companies come out of private equity worse off "There is a really big strong d
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Jul 20, 2026
"PE's juice is flip it. Berkshire's juice is insurance flow. And for Orange Juice, our juice is that we think Bitcoin is a little bit of rocket fuel to push you over that edge" Lyn Alden, Co-founder of Orange Juice, on why every permanent capital vehicle needs an edge, and what theirs is "You back
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Jul 20, 2026