Mark<p>Private Equity <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fire</span></a> Truck firm worsens LA Fires</p><p>Increasing prices caused by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> firm American Industrial Partners consolidating fire truck industry. forcing up prices</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIP</span></a> bought multiple <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FireRruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireRruck</span></a> manufacturers &amp; rolled them up into conglomerate called <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/REV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>REV</span></a> Group</p><p>AIP made show of allowing these manufacturers to continue operating independently, in fact it quickly moved to operate them as a single firm</p><p>Not competitive</p><p><a href="https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-p</span><span class="invisible">rivate-equity-fire-truck-roll</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PrivatisationFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatisationFail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firefighters</span></a></p>