{"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 Auto Body Repair Shops","slug":"how-private-equity-is-buying-up-auto-body-repair-shops","published_at":"2026-07-09T16:57:14+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-auto-body-repair-shops","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-0104.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0104.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna dive into the private equity roll-up of auto body repair shops — a fragmented $70 billion industry where collision repair centers are being consolidated at record speed. Lucas walks through the economics: why a single shop with two dozen bays can generate $4 million in revenue but struggles with insurance reimbursement rates, labor shortages, and technology investments. He explains how PE firms use the 'hub and spoke' model — acquiring a flagship shop with OEM certifications (like Tesla or BMW), then rolling up smaller independents. Luna pushes back on the consumer impact: will consolidation mean higher prices or faster repairs? Lucas cites the case of Caliber Collision, which grew from 25 shops to over 1,600 before being acquired by Hellman & Friedman. They also touch on the tension between insurer-owned networks (think State Farm's Select Service) and private equity-backed chains. A concrete look at how a blue-collar industry is being systematically bought up — and what it means for your next fender bender. #PrivateEquity #AutoBodyRepair #CollisionRepair #CaliberCollision #HellmanAndFriedman #RollUp #Consolidation #Insurance #StateFarm #Business #Investing #MergersAndAcquisitions #FragmentedIndustry #HubAndSpoke #OEMCertification #LaborShortage #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna dive into the private equity roll-up of auto body repair shops — a fragmented $70 billion industry wher…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":720,"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-auto-body-repair-shops/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-auto-body-repair-shops.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}