Road To Carry

Private Equity Playbooks for Buying and Building Businesses

Every week: one real acquisition opportunity and one deep-dive PE case study—to help you find, evaluate, and acquire businesses.

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Written by a former PE investor at Providence Equity and Tailwind Capital.

Must-Reads

Real Estate

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Mar 15, 2025

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10 min read

⛷️ Rolling Up Ski Mountains

Private equity’s involvement in ski duopoly Vail and Alterra

Business Services

May 31, 2025

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10 min read

🚾Flush with Opportunity: PE’s Porta-Potty Roll-Up

Playbook & United Site Services case study

Consumer & Retail

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Sep 20, 2025

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10 min read

💉Vanity Capital: Why PE is Obsessed with Botox and Fillers

The next frontier of healthcare roll-up

Archive

Business Services

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Mar 14, 2026

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13 min read

💰 Rolling up TPAs: Making Money Off Your Retirement Money

Ascensus Case Study

Real Estate

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Mar 7, 2026

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13 min read

🏘️ Property Management Rollups: What’s the Craze?

Is AI Real In This Market?

Mar 5, 2026

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8 min read

🚨[LIVE DEAL] Doors & Windows Distributors and Manufacturers

Business Services

Feb 28, 2026

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14 min read

👷Field Services: The Spreadsheet Is the Easy Part

Robert Irving: Field Services Founder, VP @ a Consolidator, & Now an Indy Sponsor

Feb 26, 2026

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4 min read

2026 Serial Acquirer Conference Is Live

Where the next generation of serial acquirers is built

Live Deal

Feb 19, 2026

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5 min read

🚨[LIVE DEAL] IT Staffing & Managed Services

Interview with former CIO of KKR

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