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Bergman & Beving: The Original Serial Acquirer

Jan 21, 2023

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Introduction

2min

How to Get Double-Dimensional Profit Margins

2min

How to Define a Product Company

2min

The Transformation of Large Grants

2min

The Risks of Buying Companies in New Markets

2min

Lessons Learned From Lago Prans and Bergman

2min

Bergman and Bergman vs Lagercranz 20 Years Ago

2min

Bavanabere's Gross Margin Is Higher Than Lagercranz

4min

The Advantages of Owning an Original Wholesale Business

2min

10.

The Advantages of Having a Channel Primary in the Nordic for Product Companies

2min

11.

The Low Profit-Working Capital Ratio of Bemanno Bering

4min

12.

DNA: The Evolution of a Reseller Business

2min

13.

How to Buy a Niche Company

2min

14.

EBITDA Over Working Capital: A Good Metric for a Product Company

2min

15.

The Multiples of a Good Company

2min

16.

The Competitiveness of Private Equity Companies

2min

17.

How to Make an Acquisition in New Trade

2min

18.

How to Structure Earnouts to Incentivize Meat to Pass Over the Company

2min

19.

How to Acquire a Business Without Making a Mistake

2min

20.

The Patterns of Mistakes in Acquisitions

2min

21.

The Importance of Having a Good Management Team in Place

2min

22.

How to Get Comfortable With Buying Into a New, Very Niche Area

2min

23.

How to Make Sure Your Company Has a 10 Year Lifecycle

2min

24.

How Much Do You Spend on OPEX?

2min

25.

The Correlation Between Construction, Home Building, and Demand

2min

26.

How to Face Out Low Margin High Volume Businesses

2min

27.

How to Expect Revenue to Evolve Over the Next Five Years

2min

28.

How Subsidiary Sends Their Report Every Month?

2min

29.

How to Calculate a DCF for 10 Years

2min

30.

How to Finance an Acquisition

3min

31.

How to Increase Acquisitions Per Year

4min

32.

The Challenges of Achieving Six Per Year in the Trade

2min

33.

The Exciting Thing About Babin Is That There Are Great Opportunities

2min

34.

The Challenges of Selling Babin and Babin

3min

35.

How to Grow a Procurement Business

2min

36.

What Drives You to Get Up and Find a Good Job?

2min

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Bergman & Beving: The Original Serial Acquirer

CEO of Bergman & Beving

Magnus Söderlind

Magnus is the current President and CEO of Bergman and Beving after joining the company in May 2021. He previously spent 15 years at Lagercrantz, a former B&B opco where he was responsible for M&A.

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