Market consolidation through roll-up strategies in industries like dermatology is causing concern due to the risk of extracting fees from the same client base in oversaturated markets. Despite the efficiency and market power advantages, the strategy may lead to reduced quality of care, higher prices, and limited choice for consumers as competition decreases.
Private equity is a simple concept — a PE firm uses some combination of money and debt to buy a company, then makes a profit — but the reality of what happens to the companies that get acquired is anything but. It's everywhere, and it's not going away. In this summer remix, we're talking with Brendan Ballou, author of Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America, about how we got here and what happens next.
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Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. Our editor is Callie Wright.
The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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