Episode 14 — Buy-Side: “The Opposite”

The Boardroom Buzz: Grow, Sell, or Exit · Jul 30, 2020 · 1h 12m

For nine years, Patrick has asked Paul about buy-side M&A in order to grow his Texas-based pest control firm. While Patrick knows that Paul’s true love is sell-side advisory, he also knows that Paul used to work for one of the largest buyout shops in the world and has advised publicly-traded companies on setting up their M&A departments and buy-side M&A processes – such as valuation modeling and negotiation strategy. But Patrick is extremely persistent…

Patrick: Paul, what about buy-

Paul: No

Patrick: What’s up Paul? I was looking at this potential acquisition..

Paul: Why do I even answer…