> A year after Mr. Zimmer’s ouster, Men’s Wearhouse acquired Joseph A. Bank for ... | Hacker News

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		mschuster91 on Nov 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ousted Founder of Men’s Wearhouse Watches His Old ... > A year after Mr. Zimmer’s ouster, Men’s Wearhouse acquired Joseph A. Bank for about $1.8 billion — a merger Mr. Zimmer had vociferously opposed. I guess that the board's personal coffers were filled with cash in order to get rid of opposition. Funny how it turned out in the end.

TheOtherHobbes on Nov 26, 2015 [–]

The board will probably be okay.

Employees and customers won't be.

mschuster91 on Nov 26, 2015 | [–]

Well but the in(v/f)estment fund will have lost a load of cash. And like Mr. Zimmer, I'm glad of this.

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