This week we speak with Kison Patel, founder and CEO of M&A Science. Kison has spent ±20 years advising, executing, and optimising M&A transactions. In this episode, we run through the deal lifecycle and discuss best practices and common mistakes. Kison puts out a ton of valuable info around M&A and you can check it out here

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This week we speak with Dhaval Shah, the proud owner of two UK logistics companies that he acquired within the last year. Dhaval continues to focus on acquiring companies in the logistics sector, from technology, warehousing, distribution to road haulage companies. In this episode we dive into the logistics sector, we talk about why Dhaval decided to pursue the acquisition path, and how Dhaval has sourced and structured his 2 deals. Enjoy the discussion!

This week we speak with Claire Chandler, founder of TalentBoost, a company focused on helping acquisition entrepreneurs validate and integrate the employees of potential acquisition targets.

We all know that small businesses are reliant on their people yet we tend to focus on the financial and legal details of any transaction. Hopefully this episode will help bring another perspective to the business buying process. Enjoy!

This week Paul and David discuss the ups and downs of their acquisition journey. Since the last update, David has completed one of his deals and Paul walked away from his right on the finish line. In both instances, there have been a bunch of lessons learnt and we recount them here to try and help others navigate similar situations. Enjoy!

This week we speak with Sam Turner, founder of Advantos HVAC Group. Sam is an experienced corporate executive who has recently closed his first acquisition and aims to build a group of HVAC companies. In this episode we discuss Sam's acquisition strategy for the group, the creative ways he sourced outside investors and advisors, and his first few weeks post-close. Enjoy!

This week we speak with Carl Lundberg, partner at Gerald Edelman, a top 50 accounting firm with an affinity for assisting entrepreneurial SMEs.

Carl's specialism is corporate finance, in particular transaction services including financial due diligence (FDD) and valuations. In this episode we cover the various levels of FDD from light-touch to full blown quality of earnings, valuation, and transaction advisory services. Enjoy!

This week we speak with Dr Gautum Basu, co-founder of True North Search, an ETA accelerator. Gautam has +30 years experience executing M&A transactions and implementing operational improvements for PE portfolio companies, Fortune 500 firms, and SMEs. Gautum has also acquired, and is currently running, a business himself.

In this episode, we discuss how True North partners with searchers and Gautum's experience acquiring and running his own business.

This week we speak with Koji Bratcher, a valuation and financial advisory expert. Koji has provided financial modelling and analytics services to hundreds of businesses, ranging from private, early-stage companies to publicly-traded Fortune 500 companies. In this episode we discuss some of the basic concepts that drive valuation, such as: how to understand industry average multiples, why EBITDA is used as a proxy for cash flow, and how to think about working capital. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

In this week's episode we discuss updates on Paul and David's search journey. You will hear more about why David decided to leave his job and search full time and we also go through some of the deals we are looking at, proposed deal structures, and opportunities in the pipeline. We hope you enjoy!

This week we speak with Daniel Gilbert, founder and CEO of Brainlabs. Daniel started Brainlabs in his parents attic back in 2012 with a mission of making marketing more scientific. Since then, Brianlabs has grown to 400+ staff across 8 cities around the globe, won numerous awards, and is growing faster then ever with the support of private equity. In this episode we discuss the importance of culture, the benefits of PE backed funding, and Daniels future goals. Enjoy!