The Buyout Show with Fexingo: Private Equity, Roll-Ups, and Business Acquisitions

Lucas and Luna dig into the quiet consolidation of the funeral industry. With 20,000 independently owned funeral homes in the US and the largest operator, Service Corporation International, owning barely 8% of the market, private equity sees a fragmented, recession-resistant target. They discuss the math: margins above 20%, predictable death rates, and the roll-up play pioneered by SCI in the 1960...

Private equity has been consolidating pest control for over a decade, but the pace has accelerated dramatically since 2020. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the economics that make termite and rodent control such an attractive roll-up target: recurring revenue from annual service contracts, high margins on chemical treatments, and the ability to cross-sell to a massive homeowner base. Th...

In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna drill into one of the most overlooked corners of private equity: parking lot acquisitions. They walk through a real $200 million portfolio deal closed in March 2026 by a mid-market PE firm in Atlanta, breaking down the math on occupancy rates, monthly parking revenue per space, and the surprisingly stable cash flows that attract institutional capi...

Episode 54 of The Buyout Show dives into private equity's aggressive roll-up of urgent care centers across the United States. Lucas and Luna break down the economics behind the consolidation wave, focusing on the case of CityMD vs. GoHealth Urgent Care. They discuss how PE firms like Warburg Pincus and Summit Partners are applying the classic roll-up playbook to fragmented, local medical clinics....

Episode 53 of The Buyout Show with Fexingo. Private equity is quietly consolidating the tattoo industry, rolling up independent studios into multi-location chains. Lucas and Luna look at the numbers behind the trend: the estimated $3 billion U.S. tattoo market, the rise of chains like World Famous Ink and Tattoo Culture, and why PE firms see recurring revenue in a once-fragmented artisan trade. Th...

Episode 52 of The Buyout Show digs into one of the strangest private equity roll-ups of the past decade: the consolidation of pet cremation services. Lucas walks through why a wave of small, family-owned crematories were bought up between 2019 and 2023, what the acquirers assumed about pet owner behavior, and why the thesis is now unraveling. He cites specific numbers—how cremation rates for pets...

In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna explore how private equity firms are systematically acquiring independent insurance agencies across the U.S. They focus on the roll-up strategy of Acrisure, which has completed over 900 acquisitions since 2013, and examine what this means for local agents and customers. The hosts discuss the economic logic behind aggregating small agencies into la...

In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna explore a consolidation frontier few people talk about: the pet aftercare industry. As the humanization of pets drives spending from cradle to grave, private equity has quietly rolled up crematories, aquamation facilities, and memorial product distributors. Lucas breaks down the numbers—over 70% of US pet owners now consider pets family, and the p...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine a quiet but fast-growing corner of private equity: pet insurance agencies. Underwriting losses in the core pet insurance business have pushed carriers toward distribution, while PE firms see sticky revenue, high margins, and fragmentation as irresistible. Lucas breaks down the economics: the average pet insurance premium is around $50 a month, but agencies e...

Lucas and Luna examine the rapid consolidation of dermatology practices by private equity firms. They focus on the specific case of U.S. Dermatology Partners, which has merged over 80 clinics into a single platform since 2020. The hosts break down the economics: why dermatology—with its high volume of elective procedures, favorable reimbursement mix, and recurring patient visits for skin checks—ha...

Episode 47 of The Buyout Show looks at the next frontier in pet care consolidation: private equity's move from specialty hospitals into the everyday general practice vet clinic. Lucas and Luna examine Mars Inc.'s $7.7 billion acquisition of VCA in 2017, how that deal reshaped the industry, and why PE firms are now targeting independent 'mom-and-pop' clinics. They break down the economics: a typica...

Lucas and Luna dive into the quiet consolidation of the freight brokerage industry, where private equity firms are snapping up middlemen that match trucking capacity with shippers. They focus on the specific case of Echo Global Logistics, which was taken private by The Jordan Company in 2021 for $1.3 billion, and how PE is now targeting smaller brokerages with technology-driven roll-ups. Lucas exp...

Lucas and Luna dive into the rapid consolidation of dentistry through Dental Support Organizations, or DSOs. They examine how private equity firms like JAB Holding Company have rolled up thousands of independent practices under brands like Aspen Dental and Heartland Dental. The hosts discuss the business model: DSOs handle billing, marketing, and HR while dentists focus on clinical care. With abou...

Episode 44 of The Buyout Show looks at one of the fastest-growing roll-up segments nobody talks about: car washes. Lucas and Luna break down how private equity firms are consolidating the fragmented car-wash industry, with a focus on the 'subscription model' — unlimited washes for a monthly fee — that has turned a low-margin business into a predictable cash-flow machine. They examine the math behi...

Lucas and Luna examine the quiet wave of private equity consolidation in veterinary specialty and emergency care. While general practice pet care has seen roll-ups for years, the target has shifted to high-revenue referral hospitals offering oncology, neurology, and surgery. Lucas breaks down the economics: a single specialty hospital can generate three to eight million dollars in annual EBITDA, a...

Private equity has rolled up everything from dental clinics to data brokers. This episode: why landscaping is the next frontier. Lucas walks through the economic logic — recurring revenue, low churn, fragmented mom-and-pop operators — and Luna pushes back on the human cost. They zero in on BrightView Holdings, the giant born from a 2014 merger of ValleyCrest and Brickman, now controlling roughly 1...

Episode 41 of The Buyout Show with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how private equity firms are quietly consolidating the tour and travel operator industry. They focus on the 2021 roll-up of small-group tour companies like Intrepid Travel's partial sale to TPG and the acquisition of Trafalgar by The Travel Corporation. The conversation drills into the specific economics: tour operators typically e...

In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna examine the rapid consolidation of eye care practices — optometry and ophthalmology — by private equity firms. They focus on the specific case of EyeCare Partners, one of the largest aggregators, which has rolled up over 700 clinics since 2015. Lucas explains the financial logic: predictable recurring revenue from glasses, contacts, and exams, plu...

Lucas and Luna dig into a quiet but fast-growing corner of healthcare roll-ups: chiropractic clinics. With backing from private equity firms, regional chains like ChiroOne and The Joint Corp are consolidating a fragmented industry of solo practitioners. Lucas walks through the economic logic — stable recurring revenue, low overhead, insurance tailwinds — and why some chiropractors are selling whil...

Lucas and Luna dive into the quiet consolidation of the self-storage industry—worth over $45 billion in annual revenue. They examine how companies like Public Storage and Extra Space have grown through acquisition, and how private equity firms are now buying up smaller independent facilities at a record pace. Lucas breaks down the math behind the roll-up: stable cash flows, low interest coverage r...

Episode 37 of The Buyout Show examines the quiet consolidation of home services — specifically how private equity firms are rolling up HVAC, plumbing, and electrical franchises one territory at a time. Lucas and Luna break down the business model using a real example: the acquisition spree behind Service Experts and how it squares with a $250 billion market that's 90 percent mom-and-pop operators....

Episode 36 of The Buyout Show: Lucas and Luna dive into the rapid consolidation of residential solar installation companies by private equity firms. They focus on the specific case of SunPower's fall from grace and the roll-up play by Sunlight Financial and Palmetto Solar. The hosts explain the economics of the 'solar-as-a-service' model, why PE firms are attracted to the recurring revenue from lo...

Episode 35 of The Buyout Show dives into the quiet but massive roll-up of commercial HVAC service companies. Lucas breaks down why PE firms are targeting this fragmented, recession-resistant industry — over 80 percent of the 50 billion dollar market is still owned by small independent operators. Through the lens of one specific platform deal, the episode explores the economics: recurring service c...

Episode 34 of The Buyout Show with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into the quiet but massive roll-up of data broker companies by private equity. They focus on the 2021 acquisition of Neustar by Golden Gate Capital and the 2023 merger of Acxiom and LiveRamp, revealing how consolidators build data 'moats' by combining consumer information assets. The hosts break down the economics: data broker firms g...

Private equity has been quietly consolidating independent hearing aid practices across the U.S., rolling up a fragmented $8 billion market dominated by aging baby boomers. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine the strategy behind audiology roll-ups: why PE firms are buying mom-and-pop clinics, how they're leveraging insurance reimbursement changes, and what it means for patient care. We focus on...