Koala Cooling and Plumbing owners express anti-PE stance

An owner of Koala Cooling and Plumbing self-identifies as 'Mr. Anti-PE' and says joining a PE firm is not something the ownership team feels it needs, preferring to stay independent and 'fight the big guys' despite acknowledging PE resources could help scale.

“I'm usually known as Mr. Anti -PE.”

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