Buy and Build
By Paul Quirk
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Episodes: 99
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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.
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Ep 99: The CEO Roundtable with Will Hunnam (Forza Doors) and Carl Lundberg (Gerald Edelman)
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May 21, 2025 |
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Ep: 98 - Navigating Total Addressable Market (TAM) with £100M Operator and Investor Matthias Knaur
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May 10, 2025 |
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EP 97: The Private Equity-Backed Journey to €200M: Brian Honan’s Fortus Playbook
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Ep 96: In the Trenches- 7 Months Into Operating a £1M+ EBITDA SME (Fouzan Ali, MD of Combined Services)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ep 95: American Searcher (and Stand-up Comic) Embarks on a Traditional UK Search Fund – Allison Stuckless, Vericor Capital
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Ep 94: From Startup Struggles to £5 Billion Exit: Jeremy Middleton’s Entrepreneurial Journey
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Ep 93: From Intern to “Interns as a Service”: Daniel Ewart’s Journey from Search Fund Intern to Entrepreneur
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Ep 92 - Scaling with EOS: Lessons in Leadership, Vision, and Growth with Rob Liddiard
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Ep 91 - From Sports Coach to Acquisition Pro: Craig Brennan’s Playbook for Scaling Through Acquisition
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Ep 90: From Search to Acquisition in 6 Months [While Employed] - Toby Henry's Self-Funded Search Journey
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Ep 89: How Tobyn Brooks Overcame Incredible Adversity to Build (then Buy) a portfolio of Auto-Related Businesses
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep 88: How a Former Uber General Manager Transitioned to SME Operating and Investing (Fouzan Ali, MD of Combined Services)
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Ep 87: From UK Fund Manager to Industrial Holdco Builder - Mark Wharrier's Journey
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Ep 86: Acquiring the Biggest Name in Branded Podcasting (from a listed entity) with Harry Morton [Founder of Lower Street Media]
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Ep 85: Operating, Investing and Podcasting with Paul
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Ep 84: From Operator to Owner- How an Experienced Injection Moulding Professional Turned to Acquisition (Steve Lawrence, CEO of Uncomplicated Group)
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Ep 83: Private Equity Investing in Longevity and Hormones with Tara Mandal (Partner & COO of PEAL Capital)
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Ep 82: From PE-backed CEO in China to UK SME buyouts (Tom Billings, Managing Partner of Beach Equity)
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Ep 81: The Leap From £1M Revenue Targets to a £30M Revenue Acquisition (Will Hunnam, MD of Forza Doors)
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Ep 80: Demystifying Working Capital Adjustments with Jack Minns (Corporate Transactions Partner at Larking Gowen)
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Ep 79: Acquiring in an Unloved but Misunderstood Sector: A Chemical Engineer's ETA Journey with Jim Ward
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May 01, 2024 |
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Ep 78 : UK Debt Deep-dive with a Former PE Exec-Turned-Searcher Scott McGregor
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Ep 77: Strategic Acquisitions and Key Hires: How Sam Turner is Building the UK's Leading M&E Group
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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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]
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Ep 75: How EOS Can Help with Strategic M&A and Operational Excellence with Jordan Hammond (Owner of Genuine Comfort)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Ep 74: Entrepreneurial Operating System- Lessons from an Exited Founder-Turned-EOS Implementer with Rob Liddiard
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Ep 73: How the CFO & CIO of a Publicly-listed VC Company Pivoted to SME Private Equity (Matthew Bradley, Tikto Capital)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ep 72: Insights and Momentum- Investing in 80 Search Funds Across 30 Countries with Rob LeBlanc, Managing Partner of Ambit Partners
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Ep 71: Beyond Organic Growth- A Founder's Tale of Strategic Acquisitions with Jordan Hammond
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ep 70: Royalty Finance Re-run with Neil Johnson [CEO Duke Royalty]
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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EP 69: Navigating Acquisitions in UK Logistics: Alexi Jones' Journey from Banker to Entrepreneur
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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EP 68: Successfully Raising a Traditional Search Fund with Graeme Wallis
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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EP 67: Entrepreneurial Investing - How Ethos Partners Looks to Add Value to Search Fund/ETA Acquisitions [Sandy Farmer and Jo Cockburn]
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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EP 66: Leveraging Pricing for Competitive Advantage in Acquisitions with Ritz Steytler
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Ep 65: Mastering Turnarounds: Insights from an Accomplished Entrepreneur on Acquisitions, Reverse Mergers and Leadership with Dr Ewan Lloyd-Baker
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May 22, 2023 |
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EP 64: Navigating the Search Rollercoaster: A Crossover Episode From the Build and Exit Podcast with Julie Wilkinson
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May 16, 2023 |
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EP 63: Mastering Megaprojects: A Chat with Prof Bent Flyvbjerg
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Ep 63: Ayo Disu returns to discuss his first eCommerce Acquisition [Lean Caffeine]
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Ep 62: Regional ETA Mini-Series: France Focus with Bruno Lea (President: Haas France and Spain)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Ep 61: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Portugal Focus with João Diogo Stoffel
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Ep 60: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Nordics Focus with Gautam Basu
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Ep 59: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Switzerland and Germany Focus with Tobias Raeber (Former Searcher turned Investor, Board Member)
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Ep 58: Regional ETA Mini-Series: Spain Focus with Jan Simon (Investor, Lecturer, Author)
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Ep 57: Regional ETA Mini-Series: UK Focus with Simon Webster (Investor, Entrepreneur, Lecturer)
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Ep 56: Why Fire Protection is Such an Attractive Sector for Consolidation? Luis Reyes (Managing Partner: Iberian Ventures)
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Ep 55: Insights Gained from 7 Acquisitions in 18 Months - Craig Brennan (Founder: The Little Sports Group)
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Ep 54: Introducing Graeme Wallis and Traditional Vs Self Funded Search Funds
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ep 53: Why Value Alignment is So Important for Searchers [Pre & Post Acquisition] - Mike Hindi (Chairman: Green Logistics Groningen)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Ep 52: From Valuation to Closing to Post Acquisition Integration- A Full Service M&A Specialist (Julie Wilkinson)
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Ep 51: How to Scale Businesses that Blackstone would Acquire [Nick Bradley: Investor, and Scale Up and Exit Specialist]
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Ep 50: What Does It Take To Be The Fastest Growing Company In Your Sector? [Logan Naidu, Founder and CEO: Kernel Group]
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Ep 49: I Acquired a Fantastic Business, But It Was a Challenge
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Ep 48: Tax Efficient Strategies for M&A and Employee Incentive Schemes with Sarah Gardner [Founder: Allegro Tax]
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Ep 47: Investing in Irish and UK Companies with EV>$5M - Mark Flood (Renatus Capital Partners)
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Ep 46: Building an Integrated Healthcare Group [7 acquisitions, 2 exits] - Ross Tomkins [Alphagenix, Normedica]
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Ep 45: How to Drive Value Creation in PE-backed Companies - Dan Cremons [Accelera Partners]
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Ep 44: How Will Inflation Impact SMEs and Acquisitions? Sara Yates [Novastone Capital Advisors]
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Ep 43: Asset-Backed Loan Options for Acquisition Financing - Paul Leitao [Founder: Mercurio Capital]
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Ep 42: Building a Diversified Portfolio of 53 SMEs [with $600M In Revenue]- Brad Nathan [President : Lynx Equity]
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Ep 41: Wisdom Gained Backing 20+ Entrepreneurial Acquisitions/ Year - Jan Simon [Managing Partner : Vonzeo Capital Partners]
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Ep 40: Building Ultra-Successful Companies in the Financial Services Sector - James Kaberry [Chairman: SME Capital, Titan Wealth Holdings]
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep 39: High Stakes M&A: Building the World's Biggest Jewellery Retailer - Gerald Ratner
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Ep 38: Building a Portfolio of UK SMEs - Robert Felters [Wolfgang Capital]
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May 30, 2022 |
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Ep 37: eCommerce Acquisitions like an FBA Aggregator - Taliesen Hollywood [Founder: Hahnbeck]
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May 23, 2022 |
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Ep 36: 3 Easy Steps to Accelerate you Deal Origination - Doug Lawson [CEO, MarktoMarket]
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May 16, 2022 |
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Ep 35: How to Utilise Free Cash Flow to Acquire 30+ Companies in 7 years – Trish Higgins [Chenmark Capital]
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May 09, 2022 |
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Ep 34: So You Want to Acquire a Small Business?
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May 02, 2022 |
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Ep 33: Royalty Financing: A Compelling Alternative to Debt and Equity Financing - Neil Johnson [CEO Duke Royalty]
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Ep 32: Is your Finance Function Setup for Growth? w/ Andrew Lynch
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Ep 31: How to Acquire 3 Robotics Companies in 3 Countries [Simultaneously] - Sebastien Perroud
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Ep 30: Secrets From a Former Business Broker- Rob Goddard
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Ep 29: Cedric Sigoire - Acquiring 13 Translation Agencies in 7 Years
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Ep 28: Living and Breathing SMEs - Ibrahim Abdel Rahim [Moonbase Capital]
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Ep 27: Phil Fraser - The 18 Year Journey to Exit [To a Public Company]
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Ep 26: Octillion Capital Partners - eCommerce Acquisitions with a Sustainable Focus
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Ep 25: 3 Reasons the UK Acquisition Ecosystem is Different [For SMEs]
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Ep 24: Kison Patel - M&A Best Practices [From An Expert]
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Ep 23: Dhaval Shah - How To Acquire In The Logistics Sector
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Ep 22: Claire Chandler - Helping Acquisition Entrepreneurs Integrate The Right People
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Ep 20: Sam Turner: Insights Acquiring An HVAC Company
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ep 19: Carl Lundberg - Financial Due Diligence Best Practices
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Ep 18: Dr Gautum Basu [True North Search] - Accelerating Your ETA Journey
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Ep 17: Koji Bratcher - SME Valuation Concepts [From An Expert]
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Ep 16: David and Paul - Search Updates and Career Moves
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Ep 15: Daniel Gilbert - From Parents' Attic To Global PE-Backed Acquisitions
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Ep 14: Callum Fitches - Building A Security Business From The Ground Up
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Ep 13: Alex Glasner - From Searcher To CEO In 10 Months
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Ep 12: Philip Jepson - Acquiring 2 Engineering Companies in 12 Months
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Ep 11: Peter Lidgitt - Finding Value In Distressed Acquisitions
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Ep 10: Rob LeBlanc [Ambit Partners] - Backing Maverick Searchers in New Markets
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Ep 09: Steve Ressler - From 3x SaaS Exits to Backing 30+ Acquisition Entrepreneurs Around the Globe
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Ep 08: John Andrews - Insights from an experienced M&A solicitor
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Ep 07: Charlie Sharman - Pioneering the Structural Glass Industry in the UK
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Ep 06: Neil Dalyrmple - Industry Analysis Tools for M&A
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Ep 05: Joe Steigman - The Challenges of Raising a Search Fund
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Ep 04: Sean Brophy - Finance options for Management Buy-Ins
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Ep 03: Ahmed Raafat - Searching and Acquiring in Emerging Markets
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Ep 02: Daniel Beaumont - Exiting the family business to a Saudi acquirer
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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EP01: Introduction to Buy and Build
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Sep 12, 2021 |