E: 18 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Mathew Wainwright 60 Plus deals and $250M in value
00:00 in M&A business at 23 years old.
01:04 Recently acquired UK Salads adding $50 Million
02:05 How he got started in M&A took a course at 19 His Why
06:00 How he started working with Paul Seabridge
07:10 How his partnership is structured with Paul
09:15 The part of the deal he likes doing - its all about confidence
10:40 How he "pitches" companies
12:00 the types of sellers he is looking for - his team can work on only 2
14:55 Created new fund https://www.opulentiacapital.com/ currently raising
15:46 How he structures deals
18:05 What they like: Sexy or Not Sexy businesses
20:45 The ways he gets paid
22:20 Their End Goal - $1Billion Euro!
24:20 How long it takes to make an acquisition
26:20 Who handles the negotiate part - How they present an offer
29:23 His Deal Team - how they work together (and get paid)
30:35 the "legal" structures of his deals - the SPVs Internationally
33:38 Craziest Request seller made
36:04 What is parents think about what he is doing now.
36:45 His new business to generate deal flow - BoutiqueTasks.com
40:27 How many people you need to be reaching out to
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