Alex Prokofjev

Alex is the founder of Cauma Group, an investor in / adviser to serial acquirers, and the former CFO of Threecolts, a leading ecommerce SaaS consolidator

Jun 25, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.17: Strada's reinvention from midcap software PE to Europe's rollup champion. 2.5 years, 500 applicants, 10 live platforms

Lotus Bakeries: 12 billion reasons investors love the “Oreo nemesis” that has returned 243x in 26 years

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

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.16: 50 deals per year & not slowing down. Ramsey Sahyoun on Evergreen’s M&A machine, capital allocation & AI-proof strategy

Volati is an unloved HoldCo that happens to own the world’s best label printing rollup - and some meh assets. How come and what now?

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

Surrender to the machines - or keep fighting? In the trenches with PE firms rushing to AI-proof their software portfolios

The Rollup of Tomorrow Vol.15: What’s up with folks buying accounting firms? Vlad Komnenović from Numeris opens up the books

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can Swedish serial acquirers STILL drive outsized shareholder returns? And other insights from the 2026 Redeye Conference

Who said what at the Redeye 2026 Serial Acquirer Conference? Notes from 12 company presentations

Is Sweden’s Röko the top-flight compounder it strives to be - or a growth equity shop in disguise? Cash flow insights from 24 portfolio companies over 10 years

Why Bad Bunny's dating "playbook" is bad for fundraising - and other actionable insights from our March '26 Serial Acquirer Summit in London

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

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

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

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