Architecture of an Entrepreneurial Roll-Up

Roll-ups are becoming an increasingly popular path for acquisition entrepreneurs—but buying one business after another requires a very different approach to capital.

Join Jeff Homer, founder and CEO of Ensemble Performing Arts, to break down the architecture of a roll-up and the financing strategies that make repeated acquisitions possible.

Drawing on his experience building Ensemble from a single music school into a platform of 125+ locations, Jeff covers:

• Why fragmented industries can create compelling opportunities for roll-ups
• How consolidation creates value as a platform grows
• The different ways operators can fund the equity side of a roll-up
• How committed capital vehicles allow buyers to raise once and deploy across multiple acquisitions
• How seller rollover equity can reduce capital needs and align sellers with the larger platform
• The role of debt—from SBA and seller notes to conventional bank financing and delayed-draw facilities
• How financing strategies can evolve as a roll-up gains scale and acquisition cadence increases

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how roll-ups are built, financed, and scaled—and the capital structures available to acquisition entrepreneurs pursuing a buy-and-build strategy.