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Notes from the operating side.
Announcements, owner notes and operating notes. Every post is reviewed by our compliance officer before it goes live.
Notes
From the operating side.
Every note we publish is collected here, newest first. Company news appears only with each company’s approval.
Operating notes
Why we buy to operate
Long-term ownership, and what changes, and what does not, for employees and customers after Dark Ice Capital buys a company.
Oct 11, 2026 · Dark Ice Capital · 4 min read
Owner notes
Succession without surprises
Sale, recapitalization, management buyout or family transfer: the main paths for founder- and family-owned businesses, and what to prepare for any of them.
Oct 9, 2026 · Dark Ice Capital · 5 min read
Operating notes
The same numbers, every month
The reporting cadence we run across our companies, and why it works.
Oct 7, 2026 · Alexandra Pohl · 3 min read
Owner notes
Selling to an operator
What owners and families should ask any buyer, including us.
Oct 5, 2026 · Dark Ice Capital · 6 min read
Announcements
Eight companies, one standard
A tour of our eight platform companies: what each one does, where it works, and the one standard they share.
Oct 3, 2026 · Dark Ice Capital · 6 min read
Announcements
Why we started Dark Ice Capital
Eight companies, one standard: what we mean by owning and operating.
Oct 1, 2026 · William Pohl III · 5 min read
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