M&A by industry
M&A mechanics look similar across industries; the diligence issues, buyer landscape, and multiple ranges don’t. This section organises the reference material by sector so you can find the specifics that matter for your deal.
Home services
Eight residential-services categories where the M&Apedia team runs active sell-side processes. Each vertical has its own multiple range, buyer landscape, and diligence quirks.
The cross-vertical view: why home-services attracts intense PE consolidation, who the buyer types are, and how the eight sub-verticals compare.
HVAC has been the most competitive home-services vertical for M&A since 2019.
Plumbing tracks HVAC at a modest multiple discount — 0.
Electrical multiples have moved up over the past three years as EV-charger installation, panel upgrades, and solar-adjacent work compound the traditional service model.
Roofing is the most controversial home-services vertical for valuation.
Pest control commands the highest home-services multiples for a good reason: recurring contract revenue is 60–85% of the mix.
Landscaping is the most bifurcated home-services vertical.
Pool service splits into two very different businesses: recurring service routes (highest multiples) and pool construction / renovation (lowest multiples).
Garage-door M&A activity has grown alongside residential-service consolidation over the past three years.
Other sectors
Sector-specific encyclopedia articles covering the diligence and structural specifics for these categories.
ARR-based valuation, Rule-of-40 pricing, and net-revenue-retention diligence
Payer-mix analysis, physician-alignment models, and Stark / Anti-Kickback compliance
Governance, succession, and non-family-executive transitions in multi-generational businesses
Section 363 sales, DIP financing, and stalking-horse structures
CFIUS review, jurisdictional structuring, and currency-hedging considerations
ESOPs, management buyouts, minority recaps, and full exits