M&A

7 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 7, 2023 by Aaron Dignan · across every show →

Everything said about M&A, oldest first

Feb 7, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dignan: Vanishingly few companies conduct retrospectives on past M&A acquisitions
“The number of firms that look back and really analyze the M&A activity of buying another company and did it work and was it a good idea is vanishingly small.”
Aaron Dignan Feb 7, 2023 ▶ 1:03:16 Aaron Dignan: Change The Way You Work
Mar 19, 2024
Insight
Jacobs: Capital cost spread and operational improvement drive M&A value
“The biggest lever, the biggest component is the differential between what I raise capital at due to my relationships with mostly institutional investors and because of the track record and what I can deploy that at I'm doing acquisitions. The second biggest le…”
Brad Jacobs Mar 19, 2024 ▶ 1:01:12 Brad Jacobs: How To Build a Billion Dollar Company
Dec 24, 2024
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Jacobs: Capital cost spread and business improvements drive M&A value
“The biggest lever, the biggest component is the differential between what I raise capital at due to my relationships with mostly institutional investors, and because of the track record, and what I can deploy that at I'm doing acquisitions. The second biggest …”
Brad Jacobs Dec 24, 2024 ▶ 1:03:54 Best of 2024: The Blueprint for a Transformative New Year
Jun 9, 2026 positive
Insight
Gurley: VCs Must Understand Wall Street Because It Buys Their Startups
“I've always thought of Wall Street as the buyer of the product that venture capitalists create because of the eventual liquidity is either an M&A or an IPO. And now the price is being set by that group and that institution. So if I know what they value, even i…”
Bill Gurley Jun 9, 2026 ▶ 4:41 Mental Models That Change How You Think | Bill Gurley
Aug 4, 2026 positive
Insight
Jacobs: Sensible M&A creates massive shareholder value with unmatched certainty
“I love M&A as a way to create value for shareholders because I don't know of another way on a risk adjusted basis on a certainty level that Is more likely to create massive shareholder value than doing sensible M&A.”
Brad Jacobs Aug 4, 2026 ▶ 58:50 The Mindset Behind Building a Great Little Business | Brad Jacobs
Aug 4, 2026
Insight
Jacobs: Capital cost arbitrage and operational improvements drive M&A value
“The biggest lever, the biggest component is the differential between what I raise capital at due to my relationships with mostly institutional investors and because of the track record and what I can deploy that at on doing acquisitions. The second biggest lev…”
Brad Jacobs Aug 4, 2026 ▶ 1:02:34 The Mindset Behind Building a Great Little Business | Brad Jacobs
Aug 4, 2026
Disclosure
Jacobs: Integration begins at agreement signing and standardizes immediately upon closing
“I integrate from the moment that we agree to buy a company, we're starting the integration process. And the day we close the acquisition, Gazaam. We're in there and we're standardizing everything as much as we possibly can.”
Brad Jacobs Aug 4, 2026 ▶ 1:07:02 The Mindset Behind Building a Great Little Business | Brad Jacobs
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