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Bergman & Beving: The Original Serial Acquirer

Jan 21, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
How to Get Double-Dimensional Profit Margins
02:13 • 2min
3
How to Define a Product Company
03:53 • 2min
4
The Transformation of Large Grants
05:42 • 2min
5
The Risks of Buying Companies in New Markets
07:49 • 2min
6
Lessons Learned From Lago Prans and Bergman
09:30 • 2min
7
Bergman and Bergman vs Lagercranz 20 Years Ago
11:50 • 2min
8
Bavanabere's Gross Margin Is Higher Than Lagercranz
13:35 • 4min
9
The Advantages of Owning an Original Wholesale Business
17:19 • 2min
10
The Advantages of Having a Channel Primary in the Nordic for Product Companies
18:58 • 2min
11
The Low Profit-Working Capital Ratio of Bemanno Bering
20:54 • 4min
12
DNA: The Evolution of a Reseller Business
24:43 • 2min
13
How to Buy a Niche Company
26:28 • 2min
14
EBITDA Over Working Capital: A Good Metric for a Product Company
28:28 • 2min
15
The Multiples of a Good Company
30:48 • 2min
16
The Competitiveness of Private Equity Companies
33:07 • 2min
17
How to Make an Acquisition in New Trade
35:25 • 2min
18
How to Structure Earnouts to Incentivize Meat to Pass Over the Company
37:23 • 2min
19
How to Acquire a Business Without Making a Mistake
39:21 • 2min
20
The Patterns of Mistakes in Acquisitions
41:32 • 2min
21
The Importance of Having a Good Management Team in Place
43:17 • 2min
22
How to Get Comfortable With Buying Into a New, Very Niche Area
45:23 • 2min
23
How to Make Sure Your Company Has a 10 Year Lifecycle
47:35 • 2min
24
How Much Do You Spend on OPEX?
49:55 • 2min
25
The Correlation Between Construction, Home Building, and Demand
51:50 • 2min
26
How to Face Out Low Margin High Volume Businesses
53:34 • 2min
27
How to Expect Revenue to Evolve Over the Next Five Years
55:46 • 2min
28
How Subsidiary Sends Their Report Every Month?
57:40 • 2min
29
How to Calculate a DCF for 10 Years
59:21 • 2min
30
How to Finance an Acquisition
01:01:15 • 3min
31
How to Increase Acquisitions Per Year
01:03:47 • 4min
32
The Challenges of Achieving Six Per Year in the Trade
01:07:27 • 2min
33
The Exciting Thing About Babin Is That There Are Great Opportunities
01:09:02 • 2min
34
The Challenges of Selling Babin and Babin
01:10:36 • 3min
35
How to Grow a Procurement Business
01:13:59 • 2min
36
What Drives You to Get Up and Find a Good Job?
01:15:45 • 2min