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1. NegativeK · 1789944184 · focus · HN ↗

   Can someone steelman private equity, please? I'm honestly looking for the upsides (for non-investors) of when PE moves into an industry like medicine and begins buying up businesses that traditionally aren't already large chains.

   I already hear the downsides frequently from someone whose work is directly affected.

   1. w29UiIm2Xz · 1789948417 · focus · HN ↗

      These businesses would simply stop existing if no purchaser came forward. Many first-world economies face a demographic cliff where boomers are retiring and there is nobody in the next generation who can afford to take over the local dentist office, the HVAC company, etc.

      1. Xirdus · 1789956192 · focus · HN ↗

         You are forgetting that if PE weren't there to buy out local dentist offices at a premium, then these offices would sell at far lower price, making them affordable to the next generation.

         1. [deleted] · 1789960500 · focus · HN ↗

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