M&A Archives - 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...

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...

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...