Blog - Caribou Capital

Thomas Cook(ed). What’s the takeaway?

Written by Mark Pihlens on October 12, 2019.

The news a few weeks ago that Thomas Cook had ceased trading rocked, but certainly didn’t surprise, the travel industry. What did surprise some people though was that over 600,000 people were on Thomas...

M&A Series – Roll up, Roll up…. growth through acquisitions

Written by Mark Pihlens on March 27, 2019.

The strategy of growth through the acquisition of multiple companies within a sector is often referred to as a “roll up” strategy. It is a pretty simple concept although I hasten to add not necessarily...

Scrap Customers… and growing a service business

Written by Mark Pihlens on March 6, 2019.

No, I’m not suggesting you scrap your customers. Far from it – I’m actually talking about the easiest and most cost-efficient way to grow your business…keep your existing customers, sell them more...

M&A Series – Due Diligence

Written by Mark Pihlens on January 11, 2019.

Due diligence –it’s a strange phrase. If you have you ever stopped to wonder what it’s true meaning is (probably not) then Wikipedia tells us it is “required carefulness or “reasonable care”. In the...

The Joy of Tax (reliefs)

Written by Mark Pihlens on December 12, 2018.

Now, I am no tax advisor and certainly not one to want to talk too much about tax. But for businesses out there looking to supercharge their growth, it is important to have a basic grasp...