Private equity giant Blackstone will acquire the pet care app Rover in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3 billion, the companies announced Wednesday

Blackstone acquires pet care app Rover in $2.3 billion all-cash deal::Private equity giant Blackstone will acquire the pet care app Rover in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3 billion, the companies announced Wednesday

Private equity will be the death of anything good.

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I’m sure the investment bankers have the interests of the rover employees and customers in mind. -s

Is this like the Uber of pet stuff?

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Yep, Rover is like the Uber of pet sitting / walking.

RIP Rover :(

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Great, now let’s see how they can make it terrible.

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