Is there any well known instance where a private equity firm taking over a business/service resulted in a net positive for customers and not just the firm being a leech?
I would add another caveat: "and for the employees" as one of the key plays by PE seems to be to just lay as many people off as they possibly can get away with.
Dell went private for a bit so they could pivot without having Wall St complain about a few unprofitable quarters.