{"podcast":{"title":"The Buyout Show with Fexingo: Private Equity, Roll-Ups, and Business Acquisitions","slug":"the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630","podcast_index_feed_id":7871630,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":122,"summary":"Lucas and Luna examine private equity through the lens of actual deals — roll-ups in HVAC, veterinary clinics, and funeral services; buy-and-build strategies; and the mechanics of leveraged buyouts. Each episode dissects a specific transaction, from sourcing to exit, using real numbers, term sheets, and public filings. The show serves founders weighing an offer, analysts building models, and investors tracking the industry. Expect critical discussions on valuation multiples, earnouts, debt covenants, and the cultural friction between PE operators and portfolio-company management. Lucas, a journalist with a decade covering dealmaking, guides the numbers; Luna, an engaged interlocutor, presses on execution risk and founder psychology. Together they ask: What separates a value-destroying roll-up from a platform that compounds for a decade? No hype, no jargon — just the tradecraft of buying and scaling businesses. #PrivateEquity #LBO #RollUp #BuyAndBuild #PE #DueDiligence #Valuation #MergersAndAcquisitions #FamilyBusinessExit #SearchFund #EBITDA #DealSourcing #SMB #BusinessAcquisition #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Finance #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T04:18:12.773861+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630"},"episode":{"title":"How Private Equity Is Buying Up Arborist and Tree Service Companies","slug":"how-private-equity-is-buying-up-arborist-and-tree-service-companies","published_at":"2026-07-10T16:59:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630/how-private-equity-is-buying-up-arborist-and-tree-service-companies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0106.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0106.mp3","summary":"Episode 106 of The Buyout Show explores the surprising wave of private equity consolidation in the tree care industry. Lucas and Luna break down the economics behind a single mid-size tree service acquisition in the Pacific Northwest, where a family-owned company with $8 million in revenue sold to a roll-up platform backed by a $200 million fund. They discuss why tree services offer predictable recurring revenue, high margins on storm-chaser work, and a fragmented market of 20,000 independent operators. The hosts also examine the risks: labor shortages, equipment costs, and whether consolidation can scale a business that depends on chainsaws and climbers. Along the way, they tie the conversation to listener support that keeps the show ad-free. #PrivateEquity #TreeService #Arborist #RollUp #BusinessAcquisition #FragmentedIndustry #LaborShortage #StormChaser #RecurringRevenue #FamilyBusiness #Business #Finance #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #MergersAndAcquisitions #SmallBusiness #BlueCollar #ServiceBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 106 of The Buyout Show explores the surprising wave of private equity consolidation in the tree care industry. Lucas and Luna break down the econo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":415,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630/episodes/how-private-equity-is-buying-up-arborist-and-tree-service-companies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buyout-show-with-fexingo-private-equity-roll-ups-and-business-acquisitions-7871630/how-private-equity-is-buying-up-arborist-and-tree-service-companies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}