{"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 Home Inspection Companies","slug":"how-private-equity-is-buying-up-home-inspection-companies","published_at":"2026-07-14T04:45:24+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-home-inspection-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-0113.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0113.mp3","summary":"Episode 113 of The Buyout Show explores why private equity is rolling up home inspection companies, an industry once dominated by independent operators. Lucas and Luna break down the economics: there are roughly 30,000 home inspectors in the U.S., but the top ten firms control less than 5 percent of the market. Private equity sees a massive fragmentation opportunity, and firms like Inspectify and WIN Home Inspection have attracted serious capital. Lucas explains the unit economics — how a single inspection generates $400-$600 in revenue, margins around 40-50 percent, and the challenge of scaling a licensed, local service. Luna pushes back on quality concerns: when investors demand growth, do inspectors cut corners? They discuss the tension between operational efficiency and inspection thoroughness, and whether the PE playbook of centralizing scheduling, marketing, and back-office can survive a housing downturn. The episode closes with a look at how interest rates in mid-2026 are reshaping deal flow in this niche. #PrivateEquity #HomeInspection #RollUp #FragmentedIndustry #Inspectify #WINHomeInspection #BusinessAcquisitions #ServiceBusinesses #RealEstate #HousingMarket #Scale #UnitEconomics #DueDiligence #BusinessPodcast #Finance #InvestmentStrategy #FexingoBusiness #TheBuyoutShow Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 113 of The Buyout Show explores why private equity is rolling up home inspection companies, an industry once dominated by independent operators. L…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":571,"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-home-inspection-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-home-inspection-companies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}