Since everyone is arguing about whether Private Equity is good or evil, I want to say we shouldn’t have rosy glasses here.
A decent amount of what PE does is very destructive long-term.
That’s far from every deal or team though. Some of these companies grow a ton organically and create great jobs & payouts for investors and employees.
But many destroy businesses LT.
There’s an inherent mismatch where medium term profit maximization results in things that are actually bad for the consumer experience and ultimately the business long term. That 3-7 year exit timeline vs operating on a 20 year timeline eventually strips many businesses of what made them great for the sake of short term margin expansion.
Let’s get real guys - there’s so many silly costs that get cut & expenditures that get deferred as a result of medium-term profit maximization to pump up EV.
And that doesn’t even mention consolidation of critical services like healthcare.
I’ve been digging into how PE consolidation impacts pet care, funeral homes, urgent care centers, & more and it’s not something many of you should be proud of.
My next piece on that is next week on @HYHNewsletter
The wrong type of private equity investing is absolutely hollowing out dozens of sub-industries - particularly industries with life or death outcomes.
And those guys are likely going to hell for that.
@Passhole69 i don’t see it - austin’s tech scene is extremely subpar and unless apollo is going to double down on growing its growth equity arm then i see a slight possibility of them establishing ground in austin. More likely in Dallas tbh
@BuySellSMB even if apollo chooses austin as its second HQ highly doubt it’ll make the city competitive to those cities for finance talent. the scene in austin is just not there
Say what you wish about Apollo, but it’s actually baffling how much better their video content is compared to Blackstone and KKR
While BX / KKR treats retail investors like dumbasses that want to see confetti, Apollo actually explains their differentiation, their edge, and what makes them unique in the current market environment
That’s how you do it!