The Destruction Of Freescale
May 26, 2011
Question: Who can destroy $13 billion of industrial value in five years? Answer: A private equity company.
Yesterday's $4.6 billion valuation of Freescale is in stark contrast to the $17.6 billion valuation put on Freescale when its owners, the private equity company Blackstone, bought it in 2006.
The $4.6 billion valuation comes as Blackstone prices Freescale's upcoming IPO at $18-20 a share. When Blackstone bought Freescale it paid $36 a share.
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