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Guest: Alex from RollUp Europe: https://rollupeurope.beehiiv.com/
Join us for a deep dive into one of the most fascinating stories in British business. In this episode, we explore RDCP Group, a UK-based holding company that grew from a £2 million equity stake into a portfolio generating over £400 million in annual revenue—all without institutional capital.
We unpack:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:49 - What makes Sameer and Iryna special as operators, investors, or builders?
00:01:57 - What surprised Alex most during his research?
00:04:12 - What are the biggest philosophical differences between building a HoldCo like RDCP versus launching a fund?
00:05:03 - Sponsor: Spacebar Studios
00:07:17 - How does RDCP’s financing model differ from traditional PE-backed serial acquirers?
00:10:28 - What made the care home strategy bankable, and how did they leverage it to fund other ventures?
00:12:15 - Sponsor: Scalepath
00:13:49 - RDCP’s aspiration to become the “British Berkshire Hathaway” - realistic or PR?
00:14:30 - Does the current structure - heavily SPV-based and bank-leveraged - can evolve into a more permanent capital vehicle?
00:16:45 - What did Alex personally learn the most from this research?
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