Comment / Conf call redux: Lineage debut – another one 'controlling the controllables'

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This week saw cold storage operator and perishable supply chains solutions provider Lineage give its debut earnings call following its July IPO in New York – the largest this year, and the largest ever in its sector, as we were repeatedly reminded.

Lineage has been the extraordinary M&A actor in the cool supply chain, although its private equity ownership and behind-the-scenes style of doing business meant these deals were largely shrouded from view until complete. As a result, this call was ...