Impact of Private Equity on Distributor Margins

Van Tassell explains that private equity pressure on margins has made it difficult for independent distributors to survive, and being part of Daikin helped Stevens handle national private equity pricing.

“if you look at with private equity entering the space and the pressure that is put on margins, just pressure on margins in general, had we been independent, I don't know how we would have survived some of those. Losing large customers or lowering our margin to handle a national private equity price.”

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