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Bending Spoons: the lean, mean M&A machine approaching IPO & $1B EBITDA. 4 ways in which the story can evolve

Nov 20, 2025

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32 min read

Bending Spoons: the lean, mean M&A machine approaching IPO & $1B EBITDA. 4 ways in which the story can evolve

Is Bending Spoons Europe’s answer to Constellation Software? PLUS: 3 acquisition tear-downs

Alex Prokofjev

Private Equity professionals are leaving in droves to set up “Independent Sponsors”. What are these - and should you start one?

Dec 11, 2025

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15 min read

Private Equity professionals are leaving in droves to set up “Independent Sponsors”. What are these - and should you start one?

Bonus: Indy Sponsor platform tear-down! An insurance brokerage rollup in Italy 🇮🇹 (started by a German and an Australian based out of Zurich)

Alex Prokofjev

Teamshares wants to dominate America’s SMB succession game - but do the numbers add up? 5 observations after digging through the SPAC docs

Nov 16, 2025

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11 min read

Teamshares wants to dominate America’s SMB succession game - but do the numbers add up? 5 observations after digging through the SPAC docs

Inside: Röko vs. Teamshares side-by-side. Warning: not investment advice!

Alex Prokofjev

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol. 5. Hawk Infinity: 30x value growth in 5 years - in a “crowded” sector

Aug 21, 2025

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8 min read

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol. 5. Hawk Infinity: 30x value growth in 5 years - in a “crowded” sector

From i-banking to running a $150M EBITDA VMS powerhouse. Joakim Karlsen talks about his career - and why the Hawk Infinity model is highly scalable

Alex Prokofjev

Walking away from a $6M/y job to build a $600M+ revenue HoldCo. Our take on Röko, Sweden's newest unicorn

Mar 13, 2025

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9 min read

Walking away from a $6M/y job to build a $600M+ revenue HoldCo. Our take on Röko, Sweden's newest unicorn

Lifco CEO thought he was underpaid. He was right!

Alex Prokofjev

Crush your M&A workout in our Software Gym!

Apr 1, 2025

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14 min read

Crush your M&A workout in our Software Gym!

Inside: How to run a software buy-side A->Z. Deep-dives on 20 aggregators

Alex Prokofjev

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Why Bad Bunny's dating "playbook" is bad for fundraising - and other actionable insights to help you crush the rollup game

Mar 5, 2026

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11 min read

Why Bad Bunny's dating "playbook" is bad for fundraising - and other actionable insights to help you crush the rollup game

Wisdom of 20+ investors in serial acquirers vs. dating tips from a Latin trap superstar

Alex Prokofjev

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol. 13: Don’t worry about Constellation Software, it’ll be fine! A portfolio manager talks growth, customer focus & AI

Feb 27, 2026

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14 min read

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol. 13: Don’t worry about Constellation Software, it’ll be fine! A portfolio manager talks growth, customer focus & AI

Kanchan Java rapidly rose through the ranks after more than doubling revenue and profits at Charter, a 48-year old dealership VMS. Curious how she did it? PLUS: NYC Conference on March 31!

Pavel Prokofiev

Are “HoldCos of HoldCos” Houses of Cards - or really clever capital allocators?

Feb 20, 2026

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15 min read

Are “HoldCos of HoldCos” Houses of Cards - or really clever capital allocators?

Creative new ways to stretch the M&A dollar and to align buyer/seller incentives - by Constellation Software, Chapters Group and Röko

Alex Prokofjev

Eventbrite, Vimeo, Brightcove... Who’s next - and can you build a merger arb business out of Bending Spoons’ U.S. take-private rampage?

Feb 12, 2026

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20 min read

Eventbrite, Vimeo, Brightcove... Who’s next - and can you build a merger arb business out of Bending Spoons’ U.S. take-private rampage?

Software investors are freaking out. Bending Spoons is cashed up. We’ve no idea what’s on their shopping list - so we asked AI!

Alex Prokofjev

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol 12. 98% rejection rate & positively paranoid: meet Opera, a tenacious backer of Europe’s Independent Sponsors

Feb 5, 2026

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14 min read

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol 12. 98% rejection rate & positively paranoid: meet Opera, a tenacious backer of Europe’s Independent Sponsors

"We never discuss why a company is great because we see a lot of great companies. What we really focus on are the risks and what could kill a deal"

Alex Prokofjev

“AI-enabled rollups” are booming. How to pick the winners?

Feb 2, 2026

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12 min read

“AI-enabled rollups” are booming. How to pick the winners?

The 3 types of rollups, and the skillsets required to run each one

Alex Prokofjev, +1