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Sam Rosati & partners built the Sunbelt's largest commercial fencing contractor in 3 years. But the origins were modest.
Topics in Sam’s interview:
- His background in accounting and law
- Being inspired by Chenmark and Brent Beshore
- Acquiring Alpha Dumpsters with his brother
- Birth of SMBash
- Origin story of SMB Law
- How an independent sponsor differs from a self-funded searcher
- Investing in a commercial fencing business
- The role of luck in success
- Acquiring and consolidating fence businesses
- Partnering with private equity
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- Chandler Reed on Acquiring Minds: Boom, Bust, Boom: Buying a Whiplash Business
- John Hubbard on Acquiring Minds: Why Buy a Small Manufacturing Business? and Time to Sell? Growing EBITDA from $750k to $2m
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