Buy and Build

By Paul Quirk

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Episodes: 79

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Buy and Build is a weekly podcast that explores the nuances of buying and building small businesses, with a focus on the UK and Europe. If you are interested in small business acquisition or investing, then this show is for you! We will dissect the strategies and insights of small business owners, investors, and other deal professionals that we meet along our journeys to acquire and invest in our own profitable small businesses.

Episode Date
Ep 79: Acquiring in an Unloved but Misunderstood Sector: A Chemical Engineer's ETA Journey with Jim Ward
May 01, 2024
Ep 78 : UK Debt Deep-dive with a Former PE Exec-Turned-Searcher Scott McGregor
Apr 23, 2024
Ep 77: Strategic Acquisitions and Key Hires: How Sam Turner is Building the UK's Leading M&E Group
Apr 11, 2024
Ep 76: Franchise Acquisitions- The Truth Behind the Economics and Operations [Ruth Brown COO of Home Instead and Mahdi Kaz, a Multi Unit Franchise Owner]
Mar 11, 2024
Ep 75: How EOS Can Help with Strategic M&A and Operational Excellence with Jordan Hammond (Owner of Genuine Comfort)
Feb 19, 2024
Ep 74: Entrepreneurial Operating System- Lessons from an Exited Founder-Turned-EOS Implementer with Rob Liddiard
Jan 27, 2024
Ep 73: How the CFO & CIO of a Publicly-listed VC Company Pivoted to SME Private Equity (Matthew Bradley, Tikto Capital)
Jan 25, 2024
Ep 72: Insights and Momentum- Investing in 80 Search Funds Across 30 Countries with Rob LeBlanc, Managing Partner of Ambit Partners
Jan 15, 2024
Ep 71: Beyond Organic Growth- A Founder's Tale of Strategic Acquisitions with Jordan Hammond
Jan 09, 2024
Ep 70: Royalty Finance Re-run with Neil Johnson [CEO Duke Royalty]
Dec 11, 2023
EP 69: Navigating Acquisitions in UK Logistics: Alexi Jones' Journey from Banker to Entrepreneur
Nov 29, 2023
EP 68: Successfully Raising a Traditional Search Fund with Graeme Wallis
Nov 20, 2023
EP 67: Entrepreneurial Investing - How Ethos Partners Looks to Add Value to Search Fund/ETA Acquisitions [Sandy Farmer and Jo Cockburn]
Sep 18, 2023
EP 66: Leveraging Pricing for Competitive Advantage in Acquisitions with Ritz Steytler
Aug 30, 2023
Ep 65: Mastering Turnarounds: Insights from an Accomplished Entrepreneur on Acquisitions, Reverse Mergers and Leadership with Dr Ewan Lloyd-Baker
May 22, 2023
EP 64: Navigating the Search Rollercoaster: A Crossover Episode From the Build and Exit Podcast with Julie Wilkinson
May 16, 2023
EP 63: Mastering Megaprojects: A Chat with Prof Bent Flyvbjerg
Apr 10, 2023
Ep 63: Ayo Disu returns to discuss his first eCommerce Acquisition [Lean Caffeine]
Mar 27, 2023
Ep 62: Regional ETA Mini-Series: France Focus with Bruno Lea (President: Haas France and Spain)
Mar 06, 2023
Ep 61: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Portugal Focus with João Diogo Stoffel
Feb 20, 2023
Ep 60: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Nordics Focus with Gautam Basu
Feb 06, 2023
Ep 59: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Switzerland and Germany Focus with Tobias Raeber (Former Searcher turned Investor, Board Member)
Jan 30, 2023
Ep 58: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Spain Focus with Jan Simon (Investor, Lecturer, Author)
Jan 23, 2023
Ep 57: Regional ETA Mini-Series: UK Focus with Simon Webster (Investor, Entrepreneur, Lecturer)
Jan 16, 2023
Ep 56: Why Fire Protection is Such an Attractive Sector for Consolidation? Luis Reyes (Managing Partner: Iberian Ventures)
Dec 12, 2022
Ep 55: Insights Gained from 7 Acquisitions in 18 Months - Craig Brennan (Founder: The Little Sports Group)
Dec 05, 2022
Ep 54: Introducing Graeme Wallis and Traditional Vs Self Funded Search Funds
Nov 22, 2022
Ep 53: Why Value Alignment is So Important for Searchers [Pre & Post Acquisition] - Mike Hindi (Chairman: Green Logistics Groningen)
Nov 14, 2022
Ep 52: From Valuation to Closing to Post Acquisition Integration- A Full Service M&A Specialist (Julie Wilkinson)
Oct 31, 2022
Ep 51: How to Scale Businesses that Blackstone would Acquire [Nick Bradley: Investor, and Scale Up and Exit Specialist]
Oct 17, 2022
Ep 50: What Does It Take To Be The Fastest Growing Company In Your Sector? [Logan Naidu, Founder and CEO: Kernel Group]
Sep 26, 2022
Ep 49: I Acquired a Fantastic Business, But It Was a Challenge
Sep 20, 2022
Ep 48: Tax Efficient Strategies for M&A and Employee Incentive Schemes with Sarah Gardner [Founder: Allegro Tax]
Sep 05, 2022
Ep 47: Investing in Irish and UK Companies with EV>$5M - Mark Flood (Renatus Capital Partners)
Aug 29, 2022
Ep 46: Building an Integrated Healthcare Group [7 acquisitions, 2 exits] - Ross Tomkins [Alphagenix, Normedica]
Aug 15, 2022
Ep 45: How to Drive Value Creation in PE-backed Companies - Dan Cremons [Accelera Partners]
Aug 01, 2022
Ep 44: How Will Inflation Impact SMEs and Acquisitions? Sara Yates [Novastone Capital Advisors]
Jul 18, 2022
Ep 43: Asset-Backed Loan Options for Acquisition Financing - Paul Leitao [Founder: Mercurio Capital]
Jul 11, 2022
Ep 42: Building a Diversified Portfolio of 53 SMEs [with $600M In Revenue]- Brad Nathan [President : Lynx Equity]
Jul 04, 2022
Ep 41: Wisdom Gained Backing 20+ Entrepreneurial Acquisitions/ Year - Jan Simon [Managing Partner : Vonzeo Capital Partners]
Jun 20, 2022
Ep 40: Building Ultra-Successful Companies in the Financial Services Sector - James Kaberry [Chairman: SME Capital, Titan Wealth Holdings]
Jun 13, 2022
Ep 39: High Stakes M&A: Building the World's Biggest Jewellery Retailer - Gerald Ratner
Jun 06, 2022
Ep 38: Building a Portfolio of UK SMEs - Robert Felters [Wolfgang Capital]
May 30, 2022
Ep 37: eCommerce Acquisitions like an FBA Aggregator - Taliesen Hollywood [Founder: Hahnbeck]
May 23, 2022
Ep 36: 3 Easy Steps to Accelerate you Deal Origination - Doug Lawson [CEO, MarktoMarket]
May 16, 2022
Ep 35: How to Utilise Free Cash Flow to Acquire 30+ Companies in 7 years – Trish Higgins [Chenmark Capital]
May 09, 2022
Ep 34: So You Want to Acquire a Small Business?
May 02, 2022
Ep 33: Royalty Financing: A Compelling Alternative to Debt and Equity Financing - Neil Johnson [CEO Duke Royalty]
Apr 25, 2022
Ep 32: Is your Finance Function Setup for Growth? w/ Andrew Lynch
Apr 18, 2022
Ep 31: How to Acquire 3 Robotics Companies in 3 Countries [Simultaneously] - Sebastien Perroud
Apr 11, 2022
Ep 30: Secrets From a Former Business Broker- Rob Goddard
Apr 04, 2022
Ep 29: Cedric Sigoire - Acquiring 13 Translation Agencies in 7 Years
Mar 28, 2022
Ep 28: Living and Breathing SMEs - Ibrahim Abdel Rahim [Moonbase Capital]
Mar 21, 2022
Ep 27: Phil Fraser - The 18 Year Journey to Exit [To a Public Company]
Mar 14, 2022
Ep 26: Octillion Capital Partners - eCommerce Acquisitions with a Sustainable Focus
Mar 07, 2022
Ep 25: 3 Reasons the UK Acquisition Ecosystem is Different [For SMEs]
Feb 28, 2022
Ep 24: Kison Patel - M&A Best Practices [From An Expert]
Feb 21, 2022
Ep 23: Dhaval Shah - How To Acquire In The Logistics Sector
Feb 14, 2022
Ep 22: Claire Chandler - Helping Acquisition Entrepreneurs Integrate The Right People
Feb 07, 2022
Ep 20: Sam Turner: Insights Acquiring An HVAC Company
Jan 24, 2022
Ep 19: Carl Lundberg - Financial Due Diligence Best Practices
Jan 17, 2022
Ep 18: Dr Gautum Basu [True North Search] - Accelerating Your ETA Journey
Jan 10, 2022
Ep 17: Koji Bratcher - SME Valuation Concepts [From An Expert]
Jan 03, 2022
Ep 16: David and Paul - Search Updates and Career Moves
Dec 13, 2021
Ep 15: Daniel Gilbert - From Parents' Attic To Global PE-Backed Acquisitions
Dec 06, 2021
Ep 14: Callum Fitches - Building A Security Business From The Ground Up
Nov 29, 2021
Ep 13: Alex Glasner - From Searcher To CEO In 10 Months
Nov 22, 2021
Ep 12: Philip Jepson - Acquiring 2 Engineering Companies in 12 Months
Nov 15, 2021
Ep 11: Peter Lidgitt - Finding Value In Distressed Acquisitions
Nov 08, 2021
Ep 10: Rob LeBlanc [Ambit Partners] - Backing Maverick Searchers in New Markets
Nov 01, 2021
Ep 09: Steve Ressler - From 3x SaaS Exits to Backing 30+ Acquisition Entrepreneurs Around the Globe
Oct 25, 2021
Ep 08: John Andrews - Insights from an experienced M&A solicitor
Oct 18, 2021
Ep 07: Charlie Sharman - Pioneering the Structural Glass Industry in the UK
Oct 11, 2021
Ep 06: Neil Dalyrmple - Industry Analysis Tools for M&A
Oct 04, 2021
Ep 05: Joe Steigman - The Challenges of Raising a Search Fund
Sep 27, 2021
Ep 04: Sean Brophy - Finance options for Management Buy-Ins
Sep 20, 2021
Ep 03: Ahmed Raafat - Searching and Acquiring in Emerging Markets
Sep 13, 2021
Ep 02: Daniel Beaumont - Exiting the family business to a Saudi acquirer
Sep 12, 2021
EP01: Introduction to Buy and Build
Sep 12, 2021