Technician sentiment about PE roll-ups

A local HVAC technician's husband reports that bought companies do crap work and are trying to run small businesses into the ground. Equity firms are seen as trying to monopolize the industry.

“He says all those bought companies do crap work also. And they are trying to run all the small businesses still holding on into the ground. Equity firms suck. Trying to monopolize every industry.”

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