One of the best books we've read on private equity is by Adam Coffey. The title is The Private Equity Playbook.
Adam's newest book is based on a two-day presentation he gave on how to roll up an industry purposely and effectively. He turned his 300-plus page slide deck into the book Empire Builder: The Road to a Billion.
Some of the topics we cover include:
- investing in what you know
- a simple example using a mowing company and its unit economics
- the industry traits for empire building
- the 30:1 rule for managers
- the rule of 130
- price escalation clauses
- Sandy Ogg
- Financial diligence and proctology exams
- the best way to read this five-hour book
Important Links:
- Adam's website
- LinkedIn profile
- Adam's Forbes articles
- Show Notes page at CFO Bookshelf