{"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 Pet Grooming Chains","slug":"how-private-equity-is-buying-up-pet-grooming-chains","published_at":"2026-07-17T04:49:42+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-pet-grooming-chains","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-0119.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0119.mp3","summary":"Private equity has rolled up dentist offices, vet ERs, and even pet crematoriums. Now it's coming for the dog groomer. In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna break down the business case for consolidating pet grooming — a $10 billion industry still dominated by mom-and-pop shops. They look at the numbers behind the roll-up thesis, the operational challenges of standardizing a labor-intensive craft, and what happens when a private equity firm acquires a chain like PetSmart's grooming salons or regional players like Scenthound. Lucas cites the average unit economics of a grooming salon, the retention problem with groomers, and why the model depends on recurring revenue from the dog-wash subscription. Luna asks whether the roll-up can work without alienating the very customers who trust their local groomer with their pet. No clickbait, just the deal math behind the latest frontier in services consolidation. #PrivateEquity #PetGrooming #RollUp #BusinessAcquisitions #PetIndustry #ServicesConsolidation #Scenthound #PetSmart #GroomerRetention #UnitEconomics #RecurringRevenue #DogWashSubscription #MomAndPop #LaborIntensive #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #TheBuyoutShow #Business Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Private equity has rolled up dentist offices, vet ERs, and even pet crematoriums. Now it's coming for the dog groomer. In this episode of The Buyout Show,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":588,"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-pet-grooming-chains/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-pet-grooming-chains.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}