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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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14 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

Latest Posts

We spent a week among management consultants chasing Germany’s blue-collar succession dream. 3 things we learnt

Apr 26, 2026

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6 min read

We spent a week among management consultants chasing Germany’s blue-collar succession dream. 3 things we learnt

Europe’s biggest bargain sale in 30+ years is underway. Who will be the winners?

Alex Prokofjev

6 years, 100x growth & a $600M exit: Safe Life’s heartstopping quest to build The Defibrillator Empire

Apr 23, 2026

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10 min read

6 years, 100x growth & a $600M exit: Safe Life’s heartstopping quest to build The Defibrillator Empire

2 Swedish guys roll up a non-obvious market. Unlock an estimated $80M windfall for themselves (& 58% IRR for the Sponsor)... And keep going!

Alex Prokofjev

Apr 16, 2026

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6 min read

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.14: Bryan Rand on building a $400M revenue HoldCo & why he doesn’t subscribe to "blind Buffett worship"

No.1 reason why PE alums fail as Independent Sponsors. Operator incentives that work. What’s this obsession with shared services?

Alex Prokofjev

MSP M&A WDYT? 7 lessons from Evergreen on scaling from 0 -> $1.5B revenue & $250M EBITDA

Apr 9, 2026

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13 min read

MSP M&A WDYT? 7 lessons from Evergreen on scaling from 0 -> $1.5B revenue & $250M EBITDA

How two 20-something Warren Buffett aficionados built an iconic IT Services rollup

Alex Prokofjev

A dispatch from New York City 🇺🇸 🗽 160 U.S. serial acquirers and investors in the room. What did they talk about?

Apr 3, 2026

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13 min read

A dispatch from New York City 🇺🇸 🗽 160 U.S. serial acquirers and investors in the room. What did they talk about?

INSIDE: Bryan Rand’s learnings from building a $400M revenue HoldCo. We've heard about Shore - the GOAT of lower mid-market PE... but Shore the Search Fund investor? Philosophical + money reasons to raise from Reef Pass / Telos North vs. PE

Alex Prokofjev

Mar 26, 2026

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10 min read

7 years, 7 platforms, €700M+ revenue: an afternoon with Around Partners to understand Belgium’s Independent Sponsor phenomenon

Funeral parlours, dentistry, vet practices, property management... What will Around Partners consolidate next - and can they keep up with AI-powered rollups?

Alex Prokofjev