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30 Add-Ons in 48 Months | Luis Reyes of IBV
Mike Markus ( https://x.com/PrivatEquityGuy ) talks to Luis Reyes of Iberian Ventures ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/luiz/ ) about how he has complet…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Search Fund Success Story: From $15M to $200M Through 7 Acquisitions
Mike Markus ( https://x.com/PrivatEquityGuy ) talks to Christa Glassburn about how she joined a search fund, acquired seven companies and scaled rev…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
A $25 million LOI with a Ferrari 488
This episode breaks down how Jeremy Giffon ( https://x.com/jeremygiffon ) thinks about special situations, forced sellers, and overlooked businesses,…
2 months ago
The Real Playbook Behind an Operator-Led Roll-Up (10 Acquisitions in 18 Months)
Mike Markus ( https://x.com/PrivatEquityGuy ) talks to Jeremy Yamaguchi ( https://x.com/jeremyyamaguchi ) about how he acquired 10 companies in 18 m…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why aren’t more $2-10M EBITDA companies hiring a CIO?
This one hire is something all profitable, cash-flowing traditional businesses can do. Yes, it can be a significant investment -- great specialists a…
2 months, 1 week ago
From Near Collapse to $100M+ Exit: A Story of 8 Smart Acquisitions
In this episode, Todd Saunders shares how one small group of customers with much better retention changed the direction of his entire business. Inste…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Playbook Behind 605+ Acquisitions | Justin Ishbia research
We go deep on Justin Ishbia, co-founder and Managing Partner of Shore Capital Partners - one of the most successful lower-middle-market private equit…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How I Bought 5 Businesses After Failing My First Acquisition
Steve Lawrence, the founder of Uncomplicated Group went from middle management at a $14B manufacturer to buying five businesses in a few short years …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How Smart Buyers Create Alpha Without Cheap Debt
For the last 20 years, private equity followed a simple formula: buy with leverage, cut costs, rely on multiple expansion, exit at a higher valuation…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Playbook for 50-200% Annual Company Growth
In this episode, I’m joined by John Seiffer - the person investors, company buyers and operators call when growth starts getting expensive, messy, or…
3 months ago