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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 technology aggregators - including a 3-part Bending Spoons primer 🥄

Alex Prokofjev

Kicking that put/call down the road! How Phenna wins lab owners’ hearts + wallets, and stretches cash with rollovers

Sep 3, 2026

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6 min read

Kicking that put/call down the road! How Phenna wins lab owners’ hearts + wallets, and stretches cash with rollovers

Interest- and dividend-free, Phenna’s seller rollovers are the envy of the town. How do they work & what are the risks? BONUS: <3 weeks until the next Rollup Bootcamp. Last few seats left!

Alex Prokofjev

Thank God for Rick Ross! How Lemon Pepper Holdings’ chicken shop experiment returned 20x

Aug 13, 2026

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7 min read

Thank God for Rick Ross! How Lemon Pepper Holdings’ chicken shop experiment returned 20x

A rap track-inspired franchise rollout - pitched by a team with no track record. Two family offices said Why Not.

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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8 min read

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

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

13x growth, fresh faces overlooked & US LPs circling: this is what Europe’s Independent Sponsor market looks like in 2026

May 21, 2026

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13x growth, fresh faces overlooked & US LPs circling: this is what Europe’s Independent Sponsor market looks like in 2026

Highlights from Europe’s No1 Independent Sponsor gathering. 17 US LPs you should be pitching to right now. UK Indy Sponsor deal tear-down (HVAC!)

Alex Prokofjev

Latest Posts

Halloween special: Belgium’s Buy & Build Druids reveal their magic potion

Nov 1, 2026

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5 min read

Halloween special: Belgium’s Buy & Build Druids reveal their magic potion

Strada and Around Partners on earnouts that work and the “beer & breakfast” test. How to build a €130M revenue HoldCo in 3.5 years and without PE background. JOB ALERT: Head of M&A - DACH - TICC.

Alex Prokofjev

Carglass repair, Carglass compound! Our deep-dive on Belron, the $2B+ EBITDA biz behind THAT windscreen repair jingle

Oct 29, 2026

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11 min read

Carglass repair, Carglass compound! Our deep-dive on Belron, the $2B+ EBITDA biz behind THAT windscreen repair jingle

The Carglass parent rode the ADAS wave to 4x margins and 10x valuation, in under a decade. As the IPO beckons, can it keep insurers onside and competitors at bay? EVENT ALERT: Independent Sponsors Summit, Munich 🇩🇪 Nov 11th - are you in?

Alex Prokofjev

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.22: Hippocrates Holding - the coffee chat that birthed a €1B+ revenue Italian pharmacy empire

Oct 22, 2026

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13 min read

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.22: Hippocrates Holding - the coffee chat that birthed a €1B+ revenue Italian pharmacy empire

“We raised €53M with zero LOIs. Day 1 in our little office, we told ourselves: either we run away with the money, or we’d better start buying pharmacies”. BONUS: Paris 🇫🇷 Serial Acquirer Summit on Nov 18th - are you in?

Alex Prokofjev

Poland, Europe’s rollup Eldorado? Notes from our first-ever Warsaw Summit

Oct 18, 2026

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17 min read

Poland, Europe’s rollup Eldorado? Notes from our first-ever Warsaw Summit

INSIDE: Food supplements DO work! After 18 years in NYC, Waldemar Pilch struck gold as a solo searcher. Jutro’s AI rollup of “neglected” GP clinics: 30 sites and counting. From Spain to Poland: Builders Associés' rollup empire keeps growing.

Alex Prokofjev

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.21: What France’s Rollup King did next - exclusive interview with Charles-Henry Beglin

Oct 8, 2026

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8 min read

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.21: What France’s Rollup King did next - exclusive interview with Charles-Henry Beglin

INSIDE: Summoning courage to quit Permira aged 29. Rebounding from 2 deals in 18 months to build a €400M+ revenue radiology empire. Why Builders Associés is dead-set on rollups getting to €30M+ EBITDA.

Alex Prokofjev

To €100 million EBITDA and beyond: learnings from Simago, Hippocrates and Evergreen

Oct 1, 2026

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13 min read

To €100 million EBITDA and beyond: learnings from Simago, Hippocrates and Evergreen

How to roll up French radiologists or Italian pharmacies - and exit in 3 years. Ramsey Sahyoun's regrets with Evergreen at $1.8B revenue. What is Evergreen’s “Multiplier Club” - and why YOUR HoldCo needs one. ALSO: Redeye '27 Serial Acquirers Conference - Early Bird pricing

Alex Prokofjev