Jules Brenner searched for 2.5 years before buying a manufacturer with great tailwinds and a path to $100m in revenue. 

Topics in Jules' interview:

• Jules's background in mechanical engineering & California startups
• Starting out with Searchfunder.com
• The difficulty of searching during COVID
• The 4 tiers of manufacturing companies
• What type of manufacturing business to buy
• His deal with an architectural lighting manufacturer that fell through
• Sam Rosati's role as an advisor
• What Jules was doing wrong in his search
• The real purpose of a broker
• How sellers always gets what they want
• Acquiring and growing American Sheet Metal

Resources and how to reach Jules:

• LinkedIn
• Email: [email protected]
• Industrial Succession
• American Sheet Metal

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