Acquiring Minds

Raising $800k to Buy an $8m Business as a First-Timer


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With no finance background, Kevin Bibelhausen learned to raise money from investors & buy a 20-year-old fabric business. 

Topics in Kevin’s interview:

  • His health crisis that led to a career change
  • Losing funding at the last minute
  • Raising $800k in 5 weeks
  • Automating his money-raise process with investors
  • The value of being active on Twitter
  • Acquiring a $8m business using very little of his own money
  • The ideal number of investors
  • What attracted Kevin to Heritage Fabrics
  • Managing working capital with a long sales cycle
  • His investment fund, Fruition Capital

Links and how to contact Kevin:

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Fruition Capital
  • Sam Rosati’s Investor List
  • Nick Haschka’s episodes on Acquiring Minds:
  • How One Small Acquisition Led to 9 More in 5 Years
  • 6 Ways Buying a Business Has Changed Since 2016
  • HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

 Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Connect with Acquiring Minds: 

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