What's Your Deal? – Insights on Business Acquisitions and Management for Smart Investments
What's Your Deal? - Insights on Business Acquisitions and Management for Smart Investments
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A podcast for business buyers, sellers, and investors seeking real insights into small business acquisitions. Hosted by Matt Uhler, we break down deals, success stories, and expert strategies.
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The podcast addresses various themes around small business acquisitions, including financing strategies, personal success stories, and the insights of industry professionals. Notable episodes cover financing basics with expert Lindsay Denton, a transition from real estate to business ownership with Luke McCarthy, and a corporate-to-entrepreneur journey with Keith Sklarsky, focusing on practical strategies for aspiring business buyers and sellers.
A podcast for business buyers, sellers, and investors seeking real insights into small business acquisitions. Hosted by Matt Uhler, we break down deals, success stories, and expert strategies.
In this episode of What’s Your Deal?, Matt breaks down real estate through the lens of business acquisition with August Biniaz, Co-Founder and CIO of CPI Capital.
This conversation goes beyond property investing and gets into what it really means to acquire, operate, and scale assets like a business.
August shares how he evaluates deals, raises capital, structures deals, and manages risk—principles that directly mirror buying operating companies, not just real estate.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:16 Meet August Biniaz + CPI Capital overview
01:55 From broker → fix & flips → becoming the GC
03:25 Homebuilding in Vancouver/Toronto and the desire to scale
04:05 Why August moved into private equity + the motivation behind CPI
05:25 Why CPI pivoted toward U.S. deals for Canadian investors
07:17 Funds vs. syndications: how the capital-raise process works
08:48 Why CPI likes multifamily: demand, rent-to-value ratios, and scale
13:12 CPI’s strategy: multifamily value-add and “forced appreciation”
16:24 Build-to-rent (BTR): what it is and how CPI approaches it
19:55 Stabilization timelines and what “lease-up” really looks like
21:26 CPI’s BTR approach: partnering locally + selling to investor buyers
22:10 Timelines: entitlements, permits, and project milestones
24:27 Structuring deals: SPVs, U.S. master fund + Canadian feeder fund
25:46 Tax complexity, investor psychology, and cross-border challenges
28:49 When deals fall apart—and why walking away can be the best move
31:33 2026 goals: deal flow challenges and where opportunity is forming
34:17 1031 exchanges: do exchange buyers impact CPI’s acquisitions?
36:26 Who helped August most: his mother + early lessons on real estate
Connect with August:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustbiniaz/ https://www.instagram.com/augustbiniaz/ https://www.facebook.com/soheil.biniaz https://x.com/CPI_Capital https://www.youtube.com/@realestateinvestingdemystified
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