McArdle: SureSwift has acquired 46 companies over seven years
Kevin McArdle · Startup Acquisition Stories with Kevin McArdle - CEO of SureSwift Capital · Mar 21, 2022 · at 1:30
Kevin McArdle, CEO of SureSwift Capital, answers host Andrew Gazdecki's question about the firm's historical acquisition volume.
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“46 over the last seven years.”
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