Introduction: The Fundamentals of Private Equity (Part I of III) Why is private equity becoming increasingly involved in the business of healthcare? How will their involvement affect the delivery of services? This first installment of a three-part series will describe the fundamentals of the private equity industry, in general, and set forth a common terminology that will be utilized throughout the series. The second and third installments will further discuss the trends in private equity utilization in the healthcare industry. A more detailed version of this article appears in The Value Examiner, January/February 2019 issue. The remaining issues will be…