# How Private Equity Is Buying Up Security Guard Companies

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Podcast: [The Buyout Show with Fexingo: Private Equity, Roll-Ups, and Business Acquisitions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630)
Published: 2026-06-24T04:43:21+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0071.mp3
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Duration seconds: 562

## Resource

Private equity has rolled up everything from dental clinics to parking lots. But the security guard industry—fragmented, low-margin, labor-intensive—was long seen as untouchable. This episode examines how firms like Sentinel Capital Partners and Alpine Investors are now consolidating contract security, buying mom-and-pop guard companies and rolling them into regional giants. Lucas and Luna break down the economics: 5 percent margins, 300 percent annual turnover, and the financial engineering that makes it work. They also discuss the risks—including what happens to wages and working conditions when private equity squeezes the spread between what the client pays and what the guard takes home. Plus: a look at how technology is reshaping the guard business, from AI surveillance to automated patrol. A rare inside look at a boring industry that touches every office building, hospital, and warehouse in America. #PrivateEquity #SecurityGuard #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #RollUp #PE #SentinelCapital #AlpineInvestors #Consolidation #LowMargin #LaborIntensive #ContractSecurity #FragmentedIndustry #Buyout #Business #Finance #Economics #MergersAndAcquisitions Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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