Most owners don’t want to sell to private equity.
Customers treated like line items
Relationships built over years reduced to extraction metrics and churn rates.
Employees thrown into chaos
The team that built the business facing uncertainty, layoffs, or worse.
Businesses stripped or flipped
What took decades to build, dismantled in quarters for short-term gains.
Caring what happens after close
Being told you’re “too emotional” about the legacy you created.