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Private Equity Is Buying Up Tattoo Studios
Episode 53 of The Buyout Show with Fexingo. Private equity is quietly consolidating the tattoo industry, rolling up independent studios into multi-location chains. Lucas and Luna look at the numbers behind the trend: the estimated $3 billion U.S. tattoo market, the rise of chains like World Famous Ink and Tattoo Culture, and why PE firms see recurring revenue in a once-fragmented artisan trade. They break down the model — centralized supply chains, standardized pricing, and the tension with tattoo culture. And they ask: does a corporate-owned shop change the art? A tight, specific look at an…
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