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Buyers and Builders

PrivateEquityGuy
Entrepreneurship
Holding Companies
SBA Loans
Investing
Circle City Capital Group
E-Commerce
Arbor Permanent Owners
Santino Defranco
Real Estate
Small Business
Commercial Flooring
Tiny
Acquisitions
Warren Buffett
Internet Businesses
Australia
Hood Cleaning
MMA
Gas Stations
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

The Buyers and Builders podcast with PrivateEquityGuy is a place where you can find meaningful conversations about holding companies, buying and building businesses, entrepreneurship, investing, and more. Be sure to follow the podcast, so you never miss an episode!

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Latest Episodes

Mike Markus ( ⁠https://x.com/PrivatEquityGuy ) talks to Vic Keller of Experience Ventures ( www.linkedin.com/in/vickeller/ ) about building 17 companies over two decades with 9 exits, having businesses acquired by Berkshire Hathaway, and his ... more

Operators, independent sponsors, searchers, and lower middle market investors: this episode is about building repeatable deal flow in the $2-15M EBITDA range by making opportunities, talent, and capital come to you.

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Mike Markus ( ⁠https://x.com/PrivatEquityGuy ) talks to Millen Rastogi of UniversaCare ( www.linkedin.com/in/millenrastogi/ ) about leaving his analyst role at Deutsche Bank to build a healthcare roll-up and acquire five companies.

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Mike Markus ( ⁠https://x.com/PrivatEquityGuy ) talks to Reza Jafer of Second Bite Capital ( x.com/rezajafer ) about how he left private equity to acquire three companies in three months.

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Recent Guests

Jeremy Giffon
Expert on special situations in investing, and former general partner at Tiny.
Tiny
Episode: A $25 million LOI with a Ferrari 488
Lee McCabe
Former executive at Meta and Alibaba turned private equity investor
Episode: How Smart Buyers Create Alpha Without Cheap Debt
John Seiffer
A business consultant with decades of experience helping entrepreneurs scale their companies while focusing on operations and efficiency.
Episode: The Playbook for 50-200% Annual Company Growth
David Dowda
CEO of Dowda Holdings, which builds, acquires, and scales small businesses across diverse industries.
Dowda Holdings
Episode: How I Quit My 6-Figure Job and Bought 9 Companies
Akshay Ramachandran
Retired investor and former sole analyst at a New York-based family office.
Episode: How I Retired at 30 as a Family Office Investor (Here Are the Investments I've Made)
Joel Mathew
Head of originations at Woodson Equity with a strong entrepreneurial background
Woodson Equity
Episode: The Private Equity Bubble? | Inside a Private Equity Firm Built for What Comes Next
Alexis Sikorsky
An entrepreneur who built and sold a Switzerland-based software company for over $100 million.
Episode: 9 Figure Exit How I Built and Sold to Private Equity (Alexis Sikorsky Interview)
Nikolai Dimitrov
Founder of Unity Investment Partnership and former Champions League footballer
Unity Investment Partnership
Episode: He Bought 4 Small Businesses with ZERO Finance Experience (Nikolai Dimitrov Interview)
Grant Hensel
Entrepreneurial Capital founder with extensive experience in backing searchers of small businesses.
Entrepreneurial Capital
Episode: I Raised $11.7M To Back 13 Self-Funded Searchers | Grant Hensel Interview

Hosts

PrivateEquityGuy
Host of discussions focused on strategic business acquisitions, entrepreneurship, and the private equity landscape, often sharing insights from extensive experience in the industry.
Mik
Co-host who engages in conversations related to holding companies and strategic growth, providing additional insights alongside key interviews with entrepreneurs and investors.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 19 ratings
  • On of My Favorite Pods

    Mikk interviews some really interesting players in the M&A and PE space!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ljklj; j
    United States2 years ago
  • HoldCo distillery

    Wow - cracking content. Real examples. The kind of stuff you would ask your rich uncle if you had one. Keep up the great work.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Euro bound
    Australia2 years ago

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How I Left PE to Buy Three Businesses in 90 Days | Reza Jafer Interview
Q: What did you take from your experience at Trivest Partners when you went to raise capital for your own deal?
Reza highlighted that managing the relationship with independent sponsors and understanding the distribution bottleneck for family offices were vital insights from his time at Trivest.
How I Left PE to Buy Three Businesses in 90 Days | Reza Jafer Interview
Q: How did you find the deal and all this exciting and interesting part which a lot of listeners will find valuable?
Reza shared that he was part-time searching for deals while working full-time and found his first business on an online platform neglected by many due to its nature as a service business.
30 Add-Ons in 48 Months | Luis Reyes of IBV
Q: What are the things you can say about those smaller companies which maybe serve those 10, 15 larger clients?
We still maintain conservative measures for customer concentration at each acquisition, ensuring that large customers do not disproportionately affect our decision-making.
30 Add-Ons in 48 Months | Luis Reyes of IBV
Q: Can you share what exactly you do both acquisition and is it always like, let's put it in this way, what have been some of the biggest challenges so far?
We have a 100-day playbook where we first understand the business without making changes. Our first goal is to ensure a transition of accounting and customer service. After that, we begin to implement improvements based on what we've learned.
Search Fund Success Story: From $15M to $200M Through 7 Acquisitions
Q: How did your role evolve through different phases of the business lifecycle?
Her role shifted towards more operational leadership and integrating new acquisitions while maintaining stability in the existing business.

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Conversations often center around the intricacies of building and managing holding companies, discussing various strategies for acquiring and enhancing businesses. The content tends to feature insights from seasoned entrepreneurs and investors who share personal anecdotes about their journeys in the worlds of private equity and entrepreneurship. Listeners can expect discussions about operational challenges, financing strategies, and the lessons learned through both successes and failures in the business landscape. Notably, the emphasis on practical advice and real-life examples sets this show apart, making it a go-to resource for those interested in entrepreneurship, particularly in the realm of acquisitions and business growth.

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2. Lee McCabe
3. John Seiffer
4. David Dowda
5. Akshay Ramachandran
6. Joel Mathew
7. Alexis Sikorsky
8. Nikolai Dimitrov

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