Pros, cons to consider before accepting private equity involvement

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — There are a lot of questions and concerns whether selling an ophthalmology practice to a private equity firm is a viable and sustainable option, according to a speaker here.
Private equity groups have interest in investing in ophthalmology practices, with a short-term goal of unlocking and creating additional value to the purchase, Reginald Sanders, MD, said at Retina 2019.
“Private equity is about growth,” he said. A private equity investment might “roll up” companies together to make them more valuable as a public company or break up companies

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