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Private Equity

How four private equity firms cleaned up on MultiPlan

A steady stream of profits shows the potential rewards of so-called secondary buyouts

The private equity model is fairly simple: Buy companies, improve them and sell them for a profit.

That should work once or twice, as new owners fix inefficiencies, cut costs and steer companies into new areas of growth. What about four times?

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