A result : thl was guaranteed a profit regardless of how simmons performed .

其结果就是：不管席梦思床品公司运营如何，thl总能得到利润保证。

Thl collected hundreds of millions of dollars from the company in the form of special dividends .

通过特别股息的形式，thl从席梦思公司中聚集了好几亿美元。

Asked whether the 2007 dividend was too much for simmons , mr. schoen of thl defended the deal .

当问及2007年的股息分红对席梦思公司来说是否太繁重了，thl的schoen先生极力为这次交易辩护。

And by december 2004 , thl found a way to get part of its initial investment back .

2004年12月份，thl找到了一种方法部分取回当初的初始投资。

Six months after acquiring simmons , thl set in motion plans to take the company public .

收购了席梦思床品公司六个月以后，thl开始让公司上市。