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May 6, 2026

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Rollup Bootcamp is back! June 2026 SOLD OUT 🚨 September 2026 Waitlist OPEN

From idea → investable thesis in 6 weeks

Alex Prokofjev

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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16 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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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

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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5 min read

Crush your M&A workout in our Software Gym!

Inside: deep-dives on 20 aggregators - including a 3-part Bending Spoons primer 🥄

Alex Prokofjev

Latest Posts

80 is the new 45! What the Working Capital Arms Race reveals about the shifting priorities of Sweden’s smartest HoldCos

Jul 9, 2026

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80 is the new 45! What the Working Capital Arms Race reveals about the shifting priorities of Sweden’s smartest HoldCos

In 20 years, Lagercrantz increased sales 6x+, cash flow 17x & share price 80x. The playbook? Shifting from distribution to product businesses - and constantly improving them. We show you exactly how they did it.

Alex Prokofjev

Liquid Gold in them blue barrels! How Belgium's Quatra rolled up Europe’s Used Cooking Oil industry - while Private Equity got fried

Jul 2, 2026

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10 min read

Liquid Gold in them blue barrels! How Belgium's Quatra rolled up Europe’s Used Cooking Oil industry - while Private Equity got fried

70+ acquisitions, €300M revenue & the smartest play on "sustainable flying" - but for how long can Quatra remain family-owned? BONUS: We've teamed up with Christopher and Flo from Legacy Partners. Maybe you should too?

Alex Prokofjev

7 years, 5 exits, 6.8x gross MOIC: is Alexander Preussner Germany’s top-performing Independent Sponsor?

Jun 25, 2026

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7 years, 5 exits, 6.8x gross MOIC: is Alexander Preussner Germany’s top-performing Independent Sponsor?

At 30, Alex channelled his frustration with midcap PE into building a deal-by-deal powerhouse that he called NGC Nachfolgekapital. Here’s how he did it.

Alex Prokofjev

Italy is calling - for real this time! Two days in Milan mapping Europe’s hottest (quite literally) succession market

Jun 19, 2026

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10 min read

Italy is calling - for real this time! Two days in Milan mapping Europe’s hottest (quite literally) succession market

Bakeries, chauffeur fleets, HVAC: a peek inside Fabio Nalucci’s rollup empire. A search funder’s 2.5-year toil culminates in a 4-way merger. Also: big thanks to Strada and Orrick!

Alex Prokofjev

1/10th SpaceX's multiple but 2x Constellation’s: is the Bending Spoons IPO good value?

Jun 14, 2026

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7 min read

1/10th SpaceX's multiple but 2x Constellation’s: is the Bending Spoons IPO good value?

Insights from the IPO prospectus. BONUS: AOL generates 50% of Bending’s EBITDA. What does it actually do?

Alex Prokofjev

From $6M to $1B market cap - and back down to $400M. Why have investors soured on Judges Scientific, a totemic British HoldCo?

Jun 11, 2026

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9 min read

From $6M to $1B market cap - and back down to $400M. Why have investors soured on Judges Scientific, a totemic British HoldCo?

A storied acquirer of scientific instrument businesses sees cash flows plunge by half, blames external factors. Is there more to the story? Rollupeurope investigates.

Alex Prokofjev