{"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 Rolling Up Funeral Homes","slug":"how-private-equity-is-rolling-up-funeral-homes","published_at":"2026-06-02T04:33:56+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-rolling-up-funeral-homes","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-0026.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-buyout-show/episode-0026.mp3","summary":"Episode 26 of The Buyout Show with Fexingo: Private Equity, Roll-Ups, and Business Acquisitions. Lucas and Luna examine how private equity firms have consolidated the funeral home industry over the past decade. They break down the acquisition strategy of Service Corporation International (SCI), the publicly traded behemoth that now owns nearly 2,000 funeral homes and 500 cemeteries. Then they turn to the roll-up wave driven by mid-market PE funds like Stone Peak Partners and Alpine Investors, which are buying independent funeral homes in fragmented local markets. Lucas explains the unit economics: a typical funeral home generates $1–2 million in revenue with 20–25% EBITDA margins, making it a stable cash-flow business suited for leverage. Luna challenges the model, asking whether consolidation undermines the personal service families expect. The hosts also discuss regulatory tailwinds — the FTC's Funeral Rule creates barriers for new entrants — and demographic trends: the US death rate is projected to rise 20% by 2040 as baby boomers age. The episode closes with a reflection on whether consolidation improves or erodes the quality of end-of-life care, and a low-key mention that listener support at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo keeps the show ad-free. #PrivateEquity #FuneralHomes #RollUp #ServiceCorporationInternational #StonePeakPartners #AlpineInvestors #MergersAndAcquisitions #FuneralIndustry #DeathCare #BabyBoomers #Demographics #CashFlow #EBITDA #FTC #FuneralRule #Business #TheBuyoutShow #FexingoBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 26 of The Buyout Show with Fexingo: Private Equity, Roll-Ups, and Business Acquisitions. 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