Only KKR would have the hubris to “re-invent” stock based compensation
Why is this being taken so seriously?
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Lol, I remember glancing a similar headline and thinking, isn’t that just stock-based comp?
Either the journalists are morons or just owned.
The whole point is that it goes to rank and file employees, which is definitely not the typical SBC usage
Lmao yeh this is pretty absurd. They made crazy headlines with their Gardner Denver deal when they issued options. Isn’t partnership half of what PE is about
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