In common parlance, "private equity acquisitions" refer to B2C companies rather than B2B companies where there was never of stigma of financialization to begin with.

It's possible you're right as I'm also speaking based off vibes, but my argument remains the same. Those who sell out for a quick payout would eventually fall into the category of "the current owner is unable to continue to run the business and cannot find a successor" when they hit retirement age and their kids would prefer easier/safer/higher general market returns.

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mbesto a day ago | parent [-]

I'm not at the retirement age and I was able to continue to run the business, yet sold to PE. How do you explain this?

Also, see my comment below. Feel free to list out all of the companies from those portfolios that match your criteria. I'll wait patiently.

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Aunche a day ago | parent [-]

Like I said, I wasn't talking about random B2B startups, and you're going to hit retire age someday. I don't understand what you're arguing against. If we lived in a place that is hostile to "private equity", the majority of the companies you listed never would have been started in the first place.

	▲	mbesto 18 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> you're going to hit retire age someday. I mean so is every owner, whats your point? This is such a weird argument...