Introduction to Serial Acquirers

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This chapter introduces the concept of serial acquirers and discusses their value, the differences between good and bad ones, and their ability to generate high returns on capital and resilience. It also explores the speaker's initial skepticism and subsequent interest in serial acquirers like Constellation Software and HICO, along with their discovery of this business model after their 100-bag study.

Kyle Grieve chats with Chris Mayer about the special qualities of serial acquirers that make them compelling investments, tricks on how to value serial acquirers, the importance of decentralization for successful serial acquirers, the proper dynamics to look for between an acquirer and the acquired, the proper uses of leverage to use in mergers and acquisitions, characteristics to look for in scaling serial acquirers, the proper manage traits to look for in highly successful serial acquirers, and a whole lot more!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

04:05 - Successful acquisition strategies.

41:56 - What to look for in scaling serial acquirers.

10:16 - The general aspects of great serial acquirers.

16:05 - Key differentiators between exceptional serial acquirers.

07:05 - Chris’s favorite debt ratios to examine for acquisitive businesses.

And much, much more!

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