LBO of an unprofitable business

Can someone speak to the rationale behind executing an LBO of an unprofitable business?


For example, last year Thoma Bravo bought out Instructure. Instructure is a great business, but they still hadn’t become profitable and weren’t generating much fcf. Doesn’t that go against the key factors you look at for a good LBO target?

 
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