Sentiment Jul 2025
Mixed contractor sentiment on PE in the trades
Homepros reports a mix of independent and PE-owned readers with no strongly polarized view; PE dollars are seen as having clear positives for the industry but with downsides and bad actors that give it a bad name.
“There are clearly pros to, I think, what the private equity dollars have done and are doing to the industry. I mean, I think that's unavoidable.”
HVACPlumbing Sentiment: Mixed
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