PE roll-ups reduce competition while keeping separate brand fronts

Private equity is rolling up small HVAC companies under umbrella organizations such that homeowners getting quotes from seemingly separate companies may be dealing with brands owned by the same firm, reducing real competition.

“Private equity is rolling up small HVAC companies under big umbrella organizations.”

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