Acquiring Minds

Good Bones: Saving a $3m Business in Decline


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Despite his love of operations, Himmat Singh intended to own his acquisition passively. Then the lead sales guy quit.

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Topics in Himmat’s interview:

  • Operating a business for a billionaire in India
  • Ran traditional search, closed zero acquisitions
  • Targeted recession-proof home care opportunities
  • Became CEO of elder care company he couldn’t acquire
  • Grew EBITDA 4x through operational cleanup and systems
  • Sold company to private equity, remaining CEO
  • Life-changing exit from elder care company
  • Landed printing acquisition through relationships
  • Prefers operating to financial modeling
  • Structuring a screaming deal on a printing business

References and how to contact Himmat:

  • LinkedIn
  • EPI-Colorspace
  • Circle of Life

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  • Pioneer Capital Advisory

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Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron

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