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Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating
Jump into the world of business acquisitions with hosts Bill D'Alessandro, Mills Snell, Heather Endresen, and Michael Girdley.
We review real businesses for sale in each episode, providing expert insights, strategies, and tips to make savvy business moves like the pros. Perfect for entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone interested in buying and selling businesses.
Episodes
507 episodes
Railroad Infrastructure Services Business Review
In this episode, the hosts analyze a railroad telecom infrastructure business generating $1.5M of EBITDA and debate whether its specialized certifications, railroad relationships, and fiber buildout tailwinds make it one of the most attractive ...
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How ATM Route Businesses Make Money
In this episode, the hosts evaluate a highly unusual ATM portfolio generating $1M in EBITDA from 642 ATMs located in gentlemen’s clubs nationwide, exploring the hidden complexities, cash logistics, and risks behind what appears to be an ultra-p...
How Much Is a Portable Toilet Business Worth?
In this episode, the hosts break down a Wisconsin porta-potty rental business discovered by an AI-powered deal-sourcing agent, debating whether its strong cash flow and niche market justify a seemingly overpriced valuation.Business List...
Industrial Equipment Manufacturer for Sale with Patents and Real Estate
In this episode the hosts uncover a highly profitable niche manufacturing business in rural Virginia that produces patented thermal spray systems for aerospace and oilfield applications, sparking excitement over its recurring revenue, engineeri...
How Business Brokers Make Money: Spread vs Commission Model Explained
In this episode the hosts break down a wildly unconventional Shopify-focused business brokerage using a “spread-based” commission model, debating whether it’s a scalable innovation or just an overpriced job disguised as a business.Busin...
Industrial Automation Business for Sale Analysis | $656K SDE Review
In this episode the hosts break down a Southern California industrial automation equipment business whose niche customer base, unclear recurring revenue, and likely customer concentration risks turn what looks like a profitable manufacturing de...
Recruiting Business Valuation: Is 3x SDE a Good Deal?
In this episode the hosts analyze a niche executive recruiting firm serving the printing, packaging, and paper industries, debating whether its deep relationships and proprietary network create a durable moat—or a dangerous key-man dependency.<...
This Shed Business Makes $800K… So Why Did Everyone Say No?
In this episode the hosts analyze a Maine shed and garage construction business generating $840K in cash flow, but ultimately reject the deal due to heavy owner dependence, limited growth potential, and questionable transferability.Busi...
Buying a Demolition Company: Licensing and SBA Loan Challenges
In this episode the hosts analyze a $10M revenue hazmat remediation business in California and uncover how licensing, unions, and regulatory complexity can make a profitable company nearly impossible to transfer to a new owner.Business ...
The $1.3M Drive-In That Could Make You the Most Popular Person in Town
In this episode the hosts evaluate a 75-year-old drive-in restaurant in rural North Carolina generating $370K in cash flow, debating whether the steady profits and real estate make it a great lifestyle business—or a job you can never truly esca...
Daycare Center for Sale Analysis | $200K EBITDA Business
In this episode the hosts analyze a seemingly simple daycare acquisition that reveals a deeper risk: the business may be viable, but the real estate value and neighborhood demographics could make the daycare itself economically irrational to ke...
$11M Trailer Dealership: Great Business or Sketchy Add-Backs?
In this episode the hosts dissect a Midwest trailer dealership priced at $5–7M and uncover a financial cliffhanger—questionable add-backs and heavy inventory requirements that may be masking weak true profitability.Business Listing – ht...
The Fastest-Growing Factory You Can Buy Online
In this episode the hosts break down a high-margin American manufacturing business selling industrial coating ovens—and explore whether its explosive growth and low multiple signal opportunity or hidden risk.Business Listing – https://Q...
Buying a CEO Networking Club Franchise – $1M Business Breakdown
In this episode the hosts evaluate a $1M networking club franchise promising passive income—but debate whether it’s a legitimate community business or just a dressed-up social club selling access.Business Listing – https://www.bizbuysel...
The $10M “AI Anti-Aging Bed” That Might Be Too Weird to Be Real
In this episode the hosts analyze a bizarre AI-powered therapeutic bed business with strong profits but questionable positioning, confusing pricing, and a whiff of pseudo-science risk.Business Listing – https://www.bizbuysell.com/busine...
This Franchise Cleans Fryer Oil… But Is It Profitable?
In this episode the hosts debate a commercial kitchen oil filtration franchise that most liked for its recurring revenue potential, while one host strongly opposed it due to small market size, customer churn risk, and dependence on struggling r...
Would You Buy This Healthcare SaaS? (Birth Tracking App)
In this episode the hosts analyze a tiny niche SaaS serving midwives and doulas with 80% margins but conclude the $400K price is too high given zero growth, easy replication risk, and limited market traction.Business Listing –
Alabama NEMT Company for Sale: $3M Revenue, $376K SDE Breakdown
In this episode the hosts review an Alabama non-emergency medical transportation business priced around $1.0–1.4M and unanimously reject the deal due to unstable earnings, questionable financial reporting, and heavy dependence on government con...
Would You Buy This 6.9M Revenue Sign Manufacturer?
In this episode the hosts evaluate a Miami-based architectural sign manufacturer generating roughly $1.9M in seller earnings, debating whether its attractive 3.3x multiple hides customer concentration risk and heavy dependence on the retiring o...
Inside a Senior Care Franchise Doing $21M in Revenue
In this episode, the hosts review the franchise disclosure document for Comfort Keepers and debate whether senior in-home care franchising is a scalable wealth builder—or a people-management headache best left to the right operator.Busi...
8M Aerospace Deal… 95% Customer Concentration. Buy or Run?
In this episode the hosts evaluate a niche aerospace and military parts distributor earning $1.9M EBITDA, debating whether its high margins and sticky customers outweigh the risks of extreme customer concentration and geopolitical exposure....
Would You Bet $1.6M of Equity on This California Courier?
In this episode the hosts talk about buying a 49-year-old California courier business generating $770K in cash flow—but debate whether the 5x multiple is justified given growth limits, customer concentration risk, and potential regulatory threa...
Sports Bar Franchise for Sale (Florida) – $9.4M Revenue Deal Breakdown
In this episode the hosts break down a $6.5M three-location sports bar franchise in Florida, debating whether strong cash flow and real estate ownership offset the long-term risks of declining alcohol consumption and the brutal realities of run...
The “Best Business Ever”? A $6.5M Day Spa Franchise in Dallas
In this episode the hosts analyze a $6.5M two-location luxury day spa franchise in Dallas, debating whether its 20-year track record and $1.4M EBITDA make it a rare franchise opportunity—or just unusually enthusiastic broker marketing.B...
$37M for Jet Skis?! Inside a Lake Powell Rental Empire
In this episode the hosts analyze a $36M Lake Powell boat and powersports rental empire, debating whether the massive fleet of boats, jet skis, ATVs, and marina access creates an incredible asset yield—or an overpriced operational headache....