{"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 Landscape Maintenance Companies","slug":"how-private-equity-is-buying-up-landscape-maintenance-companies","published_at":"2026-07-18T16:42:36+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-landscape-maintenance-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-0122.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0122.mp3","summary":"Private equity has rolled up dozens of fragmented industries, and landscape maintenance is the latest target. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down why firms like BrightView and private equity-backed 'platform acquirers' are buying up local lawn care companies—and what it means for homeowners, employees, and the $100+ billion landscaping industry. They examine a specific roll-up: the 2025 acquisition of a regional Florida landscaping chain by a PE-backed aggregator called 'Landscape Partners,' and how the playbook mirrors what worked (and sometimes failed) in pest control and waste management. Lucas explains the economics: recurring revenue contracts, low churn, and the ability to consolidate route density. Luna asks whether the strategy pressures small operators to sell or risk losing commercial accounts. They also touch on the challenge of retaining crews in a labor-intensive business and the regulatory risks around pesticide use. By the end, listeners understand why landscaping has become one of the hottest private equity targets in 2026—and what it signals about the broader roll-up trend. #PrivateEquity #LandscapeMaintenance #LawnCare #RollUps #BrightView #LandscapePartners #Acquisitions #Business #Finance #SmallBusiness #MergersAndAcquisitions #RecurringRevenue #RouteDensity #LaborMarket #CommercialLawnCare #FexingoBusiness #TheBuyoutShow #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Private equity has rolled up dozens of fragmented industries, and landscape maintenance is the latest target. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":493,"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-landscape-maintenance-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-landscape-maintenance-companies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}