How Henry Singleton Worked
Teledyne paid $16.5 million in stock and assumed $5 million of debt, and the business was profitable for years. Singleton closed the television operation when Japanese competition got too severe.
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An electronics maker that Teledyne acquired and that included a television operation.
Teledyne paid $16.5 million in stock and assumed $5 million of debt, and the business was profitable for years. Singleton closed the television operation when Japanese competition got too severe.
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