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How Private Equity Is Buying Up Hometown Hardware Stores
Episode 79 of The Buyout Show dives into private equity's quiet roll-up of independent hardware stores — the old-school Ace, True Value, and Do it Best co-ops that still anchor Main Street. Lucas walks Luna through the numbers: the $250 billion home improvement market, the 20% share held by independents, and why firms like Freeman Spogli and Leonard Green have suddenly taken notice. They discuss the recent $1.8 billion acquisition of a midwest hardware distributor, the tension between local operators and institutional owners, and what it means for the family-run store that's been in…
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