Ivan Golubic, CFO | Corporate Development M&A at FastLap Group
Roll ups are a great strategy for highly fragmented industries. It allows the platform company to increase its size, capabilities, and market presence through the acquisition and integration of other businesses. However, it can be challenging without a proper framework.
In this episode of the M&A Science Podcast, Ivan Golubic, CFO, Corporate Development M&A at FastLap Group, shares his experience on how to start executing roll up strategy in M&A from scratch.
Things you will learn:
• Setting up the roll up strategy
• Valuation on roll up strategy
• Building the operating strategy
• Dealing with capital providers
• Biggest lessons learned doing roll up strategy
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Episode Bookmarks
00:00 Intro
03:01 Transitioning from Corporate Development to CFO
07:39 Setting up the roll up strategy
12:26 Importance of industry expertise
14:10 Proactive approach to expanding industry expertise
16:11 Valuation on roll up strategy
22:10 Building the operating strategy
24:54 Dealing with capital providers
28:37 Building your pipeline
30:45 Pitching to the PE firm
35:48 Explaining your M&A process to investors
38:46 Building your M&A team
40:42 Monitoring Cost
42:05Success metrics
49:25 Utilizing Technology
50:45 Importance of a unified platform
52:58 Biggest lessons learned doing roll up strategy
56:39 Future trends in the roll up space
57:33 Craziest thing in M&A
