Goettl CEO argues today's PE wave differs from '90s consolidation bust

Ken Goodrich, CEO of PE-backed Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing, argues a '90s-style collapse is unlikely because today's PE firms bring better management, data, and intellectual capital, and aren't pressured by Wall Street quarterly results.

“Ken Goodrich, CEO of Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing, a PE-backed HVAC firm, said a collapse of that scale is unlikely.”

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