Corsair to be bought by an investment firm.

Werewolf said:
Investment firms don't just buy up companies that are in trouble, they also buy up companies who they think could do better with more money backing them so they can grow faster.
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I suppose there is a difference between Venture Capitalist vultures and this, but the article literally says nothing, is it normal for investor partners to be so quiet (I guess the deal isn't final)?
 
Plenty O'Toole said:
What do you think this means?
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The pessimist in me thinks:

It will probably get a bit of a company shuffle and after a short amount of time will be sold off to a larger tech company that likes the direction its going in, likely one that is looking to get a bigger market share in what Corsair does well in. Their PSU range will have the internals swapped for cheaper OEM again (probably made by the company who purchased Corsair from the investment firm) and the more premium cases like the Obsidian series will be dropped for a cheaper more plastic equivalent.

The optimist in me is hoping for some sweet Corsair deals.
 
dowie said:
Well the investors would be hoping for the opposite else they've not be investing and/or they wouldn't be very good investors.
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The investors care for the bottom line. More often then not this means buying a well respected brand, then making "efficiency savings" to bump up profits. While the end consumer gets left hung out to dry.
 
kindai said:
The investors care for the bottom line. More often then not this means buying a well respected brand, then making "efficiency savings" to bump up profits. While the end consumer gets left hung out to dry.
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And the previous owners didn't care about the bottom line - they were just in business for fun or something?

this idea that a change of ownership automatically means something bad for consumers is pretty dubious
 
Some very interesting points made in the op, a very unique opinion. Oh wait. :p

I just hope they don't nosedive. Customer service is usually the first thing to disappear.
 
dowie said:
And the previous owners didn't care about the bottom line - they were just in business for fun or something?

this idea that a change of ownership automatically means something bad for consumers is pretty dubious
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Your sarcasm hides a very naive view of what pressures investment companies apply to brands.
 
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