Top M&A Entrepreneurs

 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →  E: 18 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Mathew Wainwright 60 Plus deals and $250M in value00:00 in M&A business at 23 years old. 01:04 Recently acquired UK Salads adding $50 Million 02:05  How he got started in M&A  took a course at 19 His Why06:00 How he started working with Paul Seabridge07:10 How his partnership is structured with Paul 09:15  The part of the deal he likes doing - its all about confidence10:40 How he "pitches" companies 12:00 the types of sellers he is looking for - his team can work on only 214:55 Created new fund https://www.opulentiacapital.com/  currently raising15:46 How he structures deals 18:05  What they like: Sexy or Not Sexy businesses20:45  The ways he gets paid22:20 Their End Goal - $1Billion Euro! 24:20 How long it takes to make an acquisition26:20 Who handles the negotiate part - How they present an offer29:23  His Deal Team - how they work together (and get paid)30:35 the "legal" structures of his deals  - the SPVs  Internationally33:38 Craziest Request seller made36:04  What is parents think about what he is doing now. 36:45 His new business to generate deal flow - BoutiqueTasks.com40:27 How many people you need to be reaching out toIf you like the content, please subscribe!  Need help with deal sourcing?   Reach out to Mathew at www.boutiquetasks.com

 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →  00:20 Author of 3 books: The CEO's Mindset, FALSE PROFITS, The Best Investment: A Better You02:10 His start in Acquiring Businesses - As M&A Attorney seeing 100's of companies04:10 His first. Met a Wiz Bang Kid that needed help - Business was breaking06:10 His most successful deal to date - it has quadrupled in revenue08:00 How he scaled the business to 8 figures13:24 What he is actively looking at to acquire15:09 What he calls a Massive Mistake regarding payouts17:38 What Fully Accountable Does20:51 How he met Roland Frasier and Why it is important to network with people smarter than you.24:57 What is kids are learning from him as a parent26:34 Where he is at in his career27:50 Is he ready to cash out?28:49 Can you put an acquisition in a Roth IRA like Peter Theil did with his FB shares and grow to $5Billion30:56 How much energy he puts into a LOI33:55 How overconfidence led to a breaking point and what he learned from it.36:00 Access to his resources, books etc.

 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →  E: 16 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Walker Deibel, 7 Acquisitions, "Old Economy Meets New Economy Strategy"00:00 Walkers Buy Then Build Book1:17 The Genesis of His Acquisition Entrepreneurship 7:55 Private Equity Facts09:35 Influence from his family 11:11 Money Ball, the numbers13:00 His experience with Different verticals versus a Niching 18:12 His first acquisition 21:56 Why he does not get hung up on price 23:00 The importance of a financial "Stress Test" 29:52 What types of businesses he owns today 33:00 The Secret to Deal Flow - not being able to turn it off35:09 How to use Phantom Equity 47:00 Why got into the toilet ecommerce business 53:50 What SearchList.com is

 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →  E: 15 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Joe Valley Co-Owner Quiet Light Brokerage - Author: The EXITpreneur's Playbook Has talked to over 8,000 selling entrepreneursHow he got started - self-employed since 1997Started a media buying agency, then moved into colon cleansingSold that business to Quiet Light6 acquisitions, 6 exitsThe more people you help, the better your brand and reputation, and the more your business grows in the long run—the right wayQuiet Light has sold over $500 million in transactions, now dealing with buyers that have raised $100 millionYou should have your financing lined up before making an offerWhat "Stability Payments" are and how they are usedWith FBA businesses, you are competing against 50 to 60 aggregators that have raised billionsIn the book EXITpreneur, Chapter 13 covers how to work with aggregatorsAlso in the book: How to train for your exit and how to choose the right pathWhat the 4 Pillars of Value are3X to 6X multiples SDE—never happened before in historyWhen you sell your business on your own, you sell it for less than you shouldHow long due diligence takesWhy you should expose "warts" early onPartner resource pageHow the book EXITpreneur will help a business buyerThe LOI—if you leave anything up to interpretation, you leave it open for renegotiation

 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →  14 Top M&A Entrepreneurs: Jeff Charlton18 acquisitions in 15 yearsCivil engineer by trainingWhy he started acquiring businessesFirst acquisition: bought a vendor with no money downEvery acquisition after that was to acquire salespeopleAlmost all 18 acquisitions were no money out of pocketNone of his acquisitions were making money at the timeWhy he finds the best deals during recessionsWhy he uses direct mailKey questions he asks sellersThe #1 thing sellers always doHow he finds the best people in an acquisitionHis best and easiest deal led to a niche that is now taking offHow he structures earn-outsHow he builds trust in buying and earn-outsWho he admires in marketingHas his acquisition strategy run its course?

🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessE: 12 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Chris Daigle - Assisted 1000s but working on the Billion Dollar Idea.  How he got the nickname Doctor.  How he started in EPIC.   Has since assisted over 2000 students.   Has known Adam Lyons for 10+ years.   Book recommendation: Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times.   Working on Financial Newsletter roll-up.  Why?  Trillions in retail capital available.  Looking for advice on where to put it.   Worked for Agora Publishing,  Brokered the Timothy Sykes Penny Stock acquisition for Agora.  How he is doing is 36 month option arbitrage acquisitions. Target $50Million combined EBITDA.   Having the end customer in mind: SPACs.   Why its a good season for Chris.  A little bit about bitcoin.   What Chris Daigle is looking for.#acquisition #business #mergers #marketing #entrepreneur #merger #mergersandacquisitions #M&A

 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment →  SummaryFirst Acquisition at 29 years old..an inspiring and cautionary tale.   Christopher has worked on over 400 companies.  The timing, and moment of clarity, where he asked,  "what would happen if he owned these companies? "First acquisition was all cash,  all the risk upfront,  but 11 months later sold and tripled investment.   Since then,  acquires at least one per year.  He loves the ecommerce space.  Why he has done well,  he got lucky because he worked so hard.    Second acquisition did not work out so well but proud of the experience and how he found peace.   Chris Daigle,  another EPIC member,  challenged Christopher to do the next deal with no money out of pocket.   Part of that is why you should share your failures and what you learn from them.   Why it is important to have the support of loved ones.   The lesson of slow and steady wins the race.  Why he acquires a minimum of one business per year.   Why Christopher is passionate about partnerships.  And how he can help end partner 's suffering.   Christopher talks about an ecommerce chicken coop business...a Billion Dollar Industry.   Why he follows the profits - and people over profits.   How his acquisition partners get paid in acquisition.   What his acquisition partners feel working with him.   Where his deal flow comes from.  What his GAP program is.#acquisition #business #mergers #marketing #entrepreneur #merger #mergersandacquisitions #M&A

🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessE: 11 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - DeAnna Rogers, the EPIC Glue, from Affiliate Events to EPIC to 3 Property Airbnb Entrepreneur. Author of 3 books. Running 10,000 attendee events for DigitalMarketer. Now an Airbnb Entrepreneur. Sold out first Airbnb right after listing - for the rest of the year! Uses digital marketing skills to drive 3000 clicks to listing - far surpassing what mgmt company does - and they charge 20%. (Thinking about starting a property mgmt company - buy or build costs). Owns 3 Airbnb properties - near beach, working on 4th near hospital for family extended stay - idea originated when husband was in hospital. Also, proximity to knowledge and experience - going to all the tradeshows, masterminds. How to have the right mindset. Where acquisition ideas come from. Keeping your mind open and available to acquisitions.#acquisition #business #mergers #marketing #entrepreneur #merger #mergersandacquisitions #M&A

E: 10 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Adam Lyons 20+ acquisitions and has worked on 100s. The story of the start of his deal making career...10ish years later, 20 plus acquisitions. Since then, he has worked on 100s of deals negotiating for buyer and sellers. And... coaches over 700 CEOs. Why he Shares all deals with Roland Frasier. How and why you want to "acquire the costs of the company". How & where he gets is leads for acquisitions. How he follows Richard Branson's ecosystem acquisition strategy. How he structures his business where he is an employee and working above the business. To date, his businesses are doing 40% growth month over month.

🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessSharon Brown has completed 9 deals. Her First acquisition was a SaaS company from Denmark. Buys 100% of company. Offers sellers 60 Day Deferred Down Payment. Then scrambles to pay for it with sponsors. First acquisition paid for by Motorola. Did she know people at Motorola? Nope. Why she does not use zoom videos calls when prospecting. Why Creating the prospect funnel is critical to achieving successful acquisition. How, and why, she creates a process and systems to work above the business - has built a back-office focused on automation.