This is a dumb thing to say. My views are almost entirely informed by how PE operates in mental health, aka actual facts and not stupid mental models of actors optimizing utility functions. According to you, Blackstone apparently thought childhood autism services was a good ROI going forward, and having to sell off all the assets was just an unfortunate little boo-boo. Wouldn't want to hurt PE's feelings by suggesting they were only in it for short-term gain. https://bhbusiness.com/2022/11/11/large-autism-provider-card...
Here they openly discuss the opportunities for profitable exits in mental health: https://bhbusiness.com/2022/11/15/private-equity-expected-to...
I don't think you are responding in good faith - it doesn't seem like you've read the article, you are just responding to the headline + your own fact-free misconceptions.