The Opportunity in Acquiring Established Businesses

2 Feb 2026 · 32 min
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2 Feb 2026 · 32 min

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Roland Frazier (EPIC Challenge) introduces strategies to acquire existing businesses with little or no personal cash out of pocket, emphasizing the distinction between 'no money out of pocket' and 'no money down'. Key topics include consulting-for-equity (CFE), multiple funding/deal-structures (LBOs, workouts, roll-ups), sourcing and vetting motivated sellers, and acquisition criteria. He argues current market conditions (baby-boomer exits, market overcapacity, startup failures/COVID impacts) create abundant opportunities. Roland shares his multi-decade background in LBOs, workouts, roll-ups and diverse industry experience and promotes EPIC Deal Fast Track and his public channels for follow-up.

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