Rolling-Up to $15m EBITDA
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…
The skinny
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