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Searcher to CEO and Exit to Search Fund Investor, Steve Divitkos Top M&A Entrepreneurs

Jon talks to Steve Divitkos.   Steve was in PE,  became searchers,  acquired a company,  grew it, sold it,  and is now the Founder of Mineola Search Partners, a company that invests in Search Funds, the entrepreneurs who run them, and the companies that they acquire.Show NotesIntro:  00:0000:45  Where did you start and why become a searcher?02:32  What is search fund - what is your cut of acquisition04:48  Why would a search fund investor install you as CEO with ZERO experience?07:39  Are search fund investors putting bets on the jockey or the horse?09:31  How long did it take you to make an acquisition?   11:12  Who structured the deal stack?12:00  Any events that almost torpedo the deal?14:26  How much did investors finance?14:36  How did he 4X equity value?17:36  With zero CEO experience how did you know what to improve?22:10  Was being a CEO everything he thought it was? 25:54  Do you have mentors/masterminds?27:19  After selling Microdea - new role: Investor   30:55  What lessons did you learn as CEO to share as Investor32:26  As investor,  have you allocated capital?33:53  Best advice he received 36:00 Why reach out to Steve & Mineola Search Partners Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-divitkos-76250b2a/https://www.searchfunder.com/profile/steve-divitkos-1FREE Stuff📧: Sign up for The DealFlowSystem Newsletter - Get the FREE 1.  Debt Stress Test Formula,  2.  100 LinkedIn Connection Request Swipe File,  3.  100 First Seller Meeting Questions   4.  Paper Up NDA Non Circumvent   https://www.dealflowsystem.net/newsle...AboutTop M&A Entrepreneurs Podcast is where we talk to acquisition entrepreneurs active today to ask them about their process, where and how they source their deals, their journey, what they had to overcome, obstacles, Industries they work in, how they analyze deals, valuations, and pricing, negotiating the deal, due diligence, transition planning and closing. Our guests have acquired over 500 businesses and over $53 Billion in Value! Get full access to Mergers And Acquisitions Newsletter™ at mergersandacquisitionsnewsletter.substack.com/subscribe

How to Raise Capital for an Ecommerce Acquisition Company - Going Public, E:66 Dominic Wells CEO Onfolio

Jon talks to Dominic Wells,  CEO of Onfolio Holdings about his plan to take his Ecommerce Acquisition Holding company public on NASDAQ.  Linkswww.Onfolio.com/IPOwww.linkedin.com/in/dominic-wells-onfolioSEC  S1  www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001825452/000165495422008320/onfolio_s1.htmFREE Stuff📧: Sign up for The DealFlowSystem Newsletter - Get the FREE 1.  Debt Stress Test Formula,  2.  100 LinkedIn Connection Request Swipe File,  3.  100 First Seller Meeting Questions   4.  Paper Up NDA Non Circumvent   https://www.dealflowsystem.net/newsle...AboutTop M&A Entrepreneurs Podcast is where we talk to acquisition entrepreneurs active today to ask them about their process, where and how they source their deals, their journey, what they had to overcome, obstacles, Industries they work in, how they analyze deals, valuations, and pricing, negotiating the deal, due diligence, transition planning and closing. Our guests have acquired over 500 businesses and over $53 Billion in Value! Get full access to Mergers And Acquisitions Newsletter™ at mergersandacquisitionsnewsletter.substack.com/subscribe

Michael Loftus completed 3 Landscaping Acquisitions E:65 Top M&A Entrepreneurs

Jon Stoddard talks to Michael Loftus,  Owner Connor's Landscaping.   Michael owns a commercial landscape business based out of Orange County. He is Rolling up companies in the landscaping space. He has completed 3 acquisitions to date. Show notes00:00   Intro00:25   Started from scratch 01:17   getting to the right ebidta for big exit07:35   How he bought from BizBuySell10:14   How to pass on inflation prices to customers18:30   Landscaping: Invisible Service19:51  Seller financing on all deals20:35  Why you don't make changes to acquisitions in first 90 days31:07  Twitter and business deals34:00  Bandwidth:  working above the business 36:04   Who he goes to for advice38:03  Landscaping recession proof📧: Sign up for The DealFlowSystem Newsletter - Get the FREE 1.  Debt Stress Test Formula,  2.  100 LinkedIn Connection Request Swipe File,  3.  100 First Seller Meeting Questions   4.  Paper Up NDA Non Circumvent   https://www.dealflowsystem.net/newsle...Top M&A Entrepreneurs Podcast is where we talk to acquisition entrepreneurs active today to ask them about their process, where and how they source their deals, their journey, what they had to overcome, obstacles, Industries they work in, how they analyze deals, valuations, and pricing, negotiating the deal, due diligence, transition planning and closing. Our guests have acquired over 500 businesses and over $53 Billion in Value! Get full access to Mergers And Acquisitions Newsletter™ at mergersandacquisitionsnewsletter.substack.com/subscribe

$100 Million Market Cap Holding Co. E:64 Michael Girdley Top M&A Entrepreneurs

Jon Stoddard talks to Michael Girdley, Chairman Girdley Enterprises , Chairman Jungledisk a Backup/Restore for MSP Cybersecurity,  Chairman & Founder of Dura Software a collection of 10 super niche software companies.  Partner & Co-Founder of Dry Line Partners - a investment firm.  Partner & Founder of Geekdom a venture fund.   Chair and Cofounder of Effectual Ventures a venture studio.  Cofounder of Red Runner Coffee.   Cofounder at HireWithNear a marketplace for Latem Talent.  Chair & Cofounder of Codeup a coding bootcamp and Chair of Alamo Fireworks Show Notes:(00:00) - Intro(00:52) - Fireworks was gateway drug (02:00) - Dumb money in SF real estate(02:35) - Incubate or Acquire  "when assets are expensive make...."(03:30) - How does he find his software niche companies - serial acquirer?(04:47) - Revenue on 1st acquisition & ebidta & deal stack(12:09) - Spirit Animal Mark Leonard Constellation Software(15:49) - hiring firing CEOs(17:15) - CEO peer group(20:25) - dinner talk in entrepreneurial family(22:30) - KPI's for Chairman(25:37) - How CEOs coach the chairman(27:47) - decade long plan(28:44) - coffee(31:16) - advice to son or daughter(34:55) - some of best advice ever receivedLinks:  https://girdley.com/https://www.acquanon.com/  the Acquisition Anonymous Podcasthttps://twitter.com/girdleyValuation tool  https://www.dura.software/sell-to-us📧: Sign up for The DealFlowSystem Newsletter - Get the FREE 1.  Debt Stress Test Formula,  2.  100 LinkedIn Connection Request Swipe File,  3.  100 First Seller Meeting Questions   4.  Paper Up NDA Non Circumvent   https://www.dealflowsystem.net/newsletterA podcast where we talk to the "Top M&A Entrepreneurs" active today to ask them about their process, where and how they source their deals, their journey, what they had to overcome, obstacles, Industries they work in, how they analyze deals, valuations, and pricing, negotiating the deal, due diligence, transition planning and closing. Our guests have acquired over 500 businesses and over $53 Billion in Value! Get full access to Mergers And Acquisitions Newsletter™ at mergersandacquisitionsnewsletter.substack.com/subscribe

$325,000 debt mess to client message, Corey Kupfer Attorney, Deal-Maker, Author E: 63 Top M&A

Jon Stoddard talks to Attorney,  Author and Deal-Maker, Corey Kupfer.    How he dug himself out of a $325k debt hole.  How is mess became his message.   How to negotiate your life and deals - to success. Links:  www.coreykupfer.comwww.linkedin.com/in/coreykupfer📖 https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Negotiating-Clarity-Detachment-Equilibrium/dp/1599325950/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NUUFQZZZ2L4H&keywords=Corey+kupfer&qid=1656510572&sprefix=corey+kupfer%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1www.dealflowsystem.net📧: Sign up for The DealFlowSystem Newsletter: https://www.dealflowsystem.net/newsletterA podcast where we talk to the "Top M&A Entrepreneurs" active today to ask them about their process, where and how they source their deals, their journey, what they had to overcome, obstacles, Industries they work in, how they analyze deals, valuations, and pricing, negotiating the deal, due diligence, transition planning and closing. Our guests have acquired over 500 businesses and over $53 Billion in Value!-----Show Notes:(00:00) - Intro(01:26) - Negotiating out of the big hole - paying back every dollar(08:16) - Did what he tells his clients to do 1. Clarity 2.  Equilibrium 3.  Detachment(14:55) - Clear path: CPR  Context, Purpose, Results (17:18) - First question is always, "Why?"(21:00) - Questions, People he goes to, to Center Yourself(26:33) - What client attraction methods he uses - How to stay top of mind(37:25) - John Bly CPA(39:01) - two styles,  negotiating with equilibrium - and the bully Get full access to Mergers And Acquisitions Newsletter™ at mergersandacquisitionsnewsletter.substack.com/subscribe