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Buying a $12.5m Contractor to Create 1,000 Jobs
Published 1 week, 1 day ago
Description
Manolo Diaz Corrada came home to Puerto Rico to build for decades and keep the wealth from leaving the island.
Register for the webinars:
- Working Capital: What Buyers Need to Know Before Closing - TOMORROW!! - https://bit.ly/4yJUdSX
- Protect the Business: How to Diligence Insurance Pre-Close - Thu, Sep 24 - https://bit.ly/4rlZei3
Topics in Manolo’s interview:
- Building a career across engineering, business, and law
- Fighting Puerto Rico’s brain drain
- Launching a self-funded search in a tiny market
- Why traditional search fund investor passed on Puerto Rico
- Finding an acquisition through family connections
- Navigating SBA financing challenges in Puerto Rico
- Using reputation as a due diligence tool
- Betting on Puerto Rico’s infrastructure boom
- Using backlog to underwrite acquisition risk
- Structuring a deal with seller financing
References and how to contact Manolo:
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:
Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:
The ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business:
Connect with Acquiring Minds:
- See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
- Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
- Follow Will on Twitter
Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron