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Dream Fulfilled: Buying a $2m, 50-Year-Old Business
FromAcquiring Minds
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Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When Fraser Voll first learned about buying businesses, he couldn't stop reading about it. That passion paid dividends. Topics in Fraser's interview:
What working for a boutique M&A advisory taught him about buying businesses
Anatomy of a self-funded search deal WITHOUT an SBA loan
How to get a good multiple (3x) on a $600-800k EBITDA business
What Fraser bought: revenue, margins, price, terms, etc.
Getting comfortable with high customer concentration
How to de-risk buying a business whose revenue doubled in prior 2 years
How to structure an earnout
Janitorial industry: how to achieve high margins, retain labor, and more
Search in Canada
Why small business became more attractive than software
Links & how to reach Fraser:
Fraser's LinkedIn
Portage M&A Advisory
Constellation Software
Mario Nigro, searcher connector in Canada
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition LabConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
Follow Will on Twitter
What working for a boutique M&A advisory taught him about buying businesses
Anatomy of a self-funded search deal WITHOUT an SBA loan
How to get a good multiple (3x) on a $600-800k EBITDA business
What Fraser bought: revenue, margins, price, terms, etc.
Getting comfortable with high customer concentration
How to de-risk buying a business whose revenue doubled in prior 2 years
How to structure an earnout
Janitorial industry: how to achieve high margins, retain labor, and more
Search in Canada
Why small business became more attractive than software
Links & how to reach Fraser:
Fraser's LinkedIn
Portage M&A Advisory
Constellation Software
Mario Nigro, searcher connector in Canada
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition LabConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
Follow Will on Twitter
Released:
Dec 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
How One Small Acquisition Led to 9 More in 5 Years: Nick Haschka left a Silicon Valley career and bought an office plant service in 2017, then acquired 9 more through 2021. by Acquiring Minds