Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy and Build Strategy: When Founders Should Grow by Acquisition
When an owner-managed company should grow through bolt-on acquisitions instead of organically, and why the integration playbook must exist before the first deal. The report sets out the considerations and practical implications discussed in the article.
- Format
- PDF · 15 pages
- Published
- Published Oct 2026
- Article
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What's inside
- 01Add-ons now drive private equity, so founders are both buyers and targets
- 02UK domestic deal flow exists but is thin and uneven, so targets must be sourced
- 03Multiple arbitrage is real but smaller, and less certain, than it looks
- 04Programmatic acquirers outperform because of process, not appetite
- 05Buy the playbook before you buy the companies