Acquiring Minds

Rolling-Up to $15m EBITDA

Apr 25, 2024 · 1 hr 44 min · 100.5 MB
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Robert Graham & Aaron Blick's first acquisition did $1.2m SDE. Four years later, their roll-up generates $15m in EBITDA.

Topics in Robert & Aaron’s interview:

  • Going from lifelong friends to business partners
  • Impact of private equity on industry roll-ups
  • Running their companies remotely
  • A competing business poaching employees
  • Financial shocks after taking ownership
  • Why they believe in buying big
  • Necessity of hiring presidents to operate their businesses
  • Company presidents guaranteeing the SBA loan
  • Blending SBA loans with a roll-up model
  • How buyer-seller power dynamics shift after purchase

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