Vision & Eye Care

Optometry, ophthalmology, and eyewear retail

6 PE-owned brands|33 locations tracked

What PE Ownership Means for This Industry

80% market control

EssilorLuxottica and PE firms control 80%+ of the eyewear market

Between EssilorLuxottica's near-monopoly on frames/lenses and PE-backed optometry chains, consumers face artificially high prices for glasses and eye exams.

Source: 60 Minutes / Adam Ruins Everything

PE-Owned Brands

Bausch + Lomb

PE-Owned

Owned by Warburg Pincus

Warburg Pincus and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan acquired Bausch & Lomb for $4.5B in 2007. Sold to Valeant Pharmaceuticals (now Bausch Health) for $8.7B in 2013. Bausch Health later became notorious for drug price increases. Bausch + Lomb re-IPO'd in 2022.

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