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Blackstone buys 75% stake in Ancestry

Hermy · 2020-08-05 15:20:29

According to this article in Bloomberg private equity firm The Blackstone Group have bought a 75% stake in Ancestry. I wonder what this will mean for the end user. Will there be any significant change to prices or services?

05-08-2020 04:20PM

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According to this article in Bloomberg private equity firm The Blackstone Group have bought a 75% stake in Ancestry.

I wonder what this will mean for the end user.

Will there be any significant change to prices or services?

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Private equity firms need continuous income growth so there will almost certainly be price rises in the medium term

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