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FOUR HOURS. That's how much time they claim to have given LivingSocial before running the report. Horsewhip these clowns off the stage now. It's actually even worse if underlying trend they're "reporting" on is true, because they've poisoned the well.
PrivCo looks even worse now with this additional update to CNN's story: "I don't think the real story here is the details of the financing," Hamadeh [PrivCo CEO] said. "It's what's going to happen to the little guys, all of the merchants who are really the company's unsecured creditors, if LivingSocial goes bankrupt... You'll see that we were right in six or nine months."
Privco exposed the balance sheet on 12/31 in black and white...massive shortfall in money to pay those merchants, massive losses, even worse terms to get final lifeline. And it was all based on math that can't be denied, unless you are a troll for livingsocial PR or have your head up your ass.