Searcher prefers messy small HVAC deals to avoid competing with private equity on price

An HVAC business buyer expresses a preference for messy, fixable small acquisitions specifically because they cannot match private-equity pricing, reflecting independent-buyer sentiment about PE competition for trades businesses.

“I don't want to be competing for, I can't pay PE,”

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