PE Roll-Up of Home Services Across the Country

Private equity firms are systematically acquiring home contractors including HVAC, veterinarian practices, and dentist offices nationwide, keeping local brand names to disguise consolidation and fix prices.

“Across the country, private equity is buying up home contractors (such as HVAC), veterinarian practices, dentist offices, and more. They do the same trick every time: namely, they leave the local name in place. In some markets, they own several "competitors" and fix prices among the various, seemingly independent businesses.”

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