> To get a more complete picture, they should probably also see if there are problems with companies that aren't owned by private equity funds
There's also the problem of adverse selection. A subset of private equity is focused on buying distressed assets, so just because 50% of PE owned companies go under, doesn't necessarily mean they're bad.
Sure, but we're talking about health care here. It's not Red Lobster or some failing brick & mortar store. I know health care in general is treated like a business, but it really shouldn't be.
I don't care if Red Lobster dies, but I do care about the already stressed disability services dying. Basically, the weighting is (or at least should be) different.
There's also the problem of adverse selection. A subset of private equity is focused on buying distressed assets, so just because 50% of PE owned companies go under, doesn't necessarily mean they're bad.