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A 10-minute ambulance ride can cost $3,000. The answer isn’t insurance reform—it’s funding ambulances like fire departments through taxes. This simple fix slashes costs and saves lives, but private equity firms are blocking it to protect their billions. Here’s how they’re profiting from your medical emergencies.
Private equity firms are using AI to bypass traditional investment bankers entirely. The WSJ reports that CVC Capital Partners ran a sell-side process with AI handling valuation, modeling, and buyer targeting. This isn’t just automation—it’s a fundamental shift of margin from high-touch advisory to software utility. If you’re in professional services, your value proposition just changed.
Bending Spoons isn’t a product company – it’s a private equity firm disguised as software. By buying distressed, over-funded apps like Evernote, AOL, and Vimeo and restructuring them for long-term profitability with patient capital, they’ve built a model that challenges the VC growth-at-all-costs dogma. Here’s the surprising truth behind the obscure Italian owner of your favorite dead apps.