PE-backed home improvement roll-up collapse highlights vulnerabilities

The failure of Renovo's debt-heavy roll-up model illustrates the risks of PE consolidation in the home improvement sector amid rising interest rates.

“As interest rates climbed and margins tightened, the heavy debt load used to finance expansion became increasingly difficult to support.”

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