Constellation software is a high-quality serial acquirer company with an incredible capital allocator Mark Leonard leading it. Constellation Software stock has produced excellent stock market returns for many years. This episode is a primer on Constellation Software, its legendary founder and President Mark Leonard, and its recent European spin-off Topicus. See timestamps below for specific sections:

00:00 Mark Leonard, Constellation Software and spin-off Topicus

00:33 Who is Mark Leonard?

00:51 Constellation Software stock returns over time (TSE: CSU)

02:02 The founding of Constellation Software

02:48 Influence of Mark Leonard's investing mentor Steve Scotchmer

04:39 The focus on Vertical Market Software businesses

05:48 Business attributes Leonard looks for when acquiring

07:13 Constellation Software, a super serial acquirer

08:32 Consistently high returns on capital

09:00 Superior capital allocation within a serial acquirer model

11:35 Holding company structure - many small parts, strong whole

12:22 The Topicus spinoff - Vertical Market Software in Europe

14:33 Topicus stock performance so far (CVE: $TOI)

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