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In This Issue
- Issue 45 NovDec 2025
- Tips and strategies from seasoned Acquisition masters in the field. M&A enthusiasts will learn how to acquire, grow and exit with greater success!
- M&A Spotlight featuring Nolan Jacques of High West Consulting
- In this edition of M&A Spotlight we feature Nolan Jacques, seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and business operator with experience in mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth, and operational excellence. In addition to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Nolan serves as an accountability coach, guiding aspiring business owners and executives to achieve their goals with clarity, focus, and discipline. His approach blends strategic insight with practical execution, helping others navigate the complexities of acquiring, growing, and exiting businesses successfully.
- 2025 Business Acquisition Summit Featuring a Virtual Talk with Jeremy Harbour
- Ross Tomkins interviews Jeremy Harbour on M&A strategy, highlighting smart forecasting, structured deal processes, and evidence-based valuation. They share practical insights, common pitfalls, and guidance for confident buyer and seller decisions.
- 11 Red Flags to Avoid Like the Plague. Why 99% of Acquisitions Fail (And How to Stop Being a Beta Buyer)
- Buying a business isn’t a simple click-and-buy transaction—it’s a battlefield of “kill points” where most searchers lose. In our Feature article, Natu Myers shows that success doesn’t come from IQ or credentials but from rejecting get-rich-quick illusions, spotting red flags, and facing reality. The difference between closing deals and spinning wheels is mastering these truths.
- Mindset and M&A: Flexing Your Approach to Achieve the Best Outcomes
- James Oates emphasizes that success in M&A hinges on a fluid, adaptable mindset. Mastery of self-awareness and emotional control allows dealmakers to navigate each stage effectively, influence outcomes, learn from mistakes, and increase both deal success and personal fulfillment.
- The Secret to Buying Businesses at the Right Price
- In this video, Carl Allen explains that successful business buying requires understanding the seller’s psychology, not just their numbers. He explores how motivations—from burnout to retirement—shape negotiations and shows how reading a seller’s emotions and expectations helps you structure fair deals and secure better outcomes for both sides.
- Real Estate in Dubai as a Strategic Base for M&A & Private Capital Introduction - Beyond Bricks: How Dubai’s Real Estate Ecosystem Is Becoming a Business Investment Powerhouse
- Khaled Abboud, Managing Partner at Petra Real Estate’s Dubai office, notes that Dubai’s real estate sector has become a full economic ecosystem. For private equity funds, search-fund entrepreneurs, corporate investors, and M&A buyers, this creates a new edge: real estate as an acquisition platform, driving institutional consolidation and private-capital-led corporate deals.
- Your Business Is a Bank - You Just Don’t Realize It Yet
- In this second installment of Banking on Yourself, Joshua Smith digs into a simple but powerful idea: you should be in two businesses, the one you run, and the banking business. It may surprise you which of the two is the most profitable!
- Why the Forecast Is Your Deal
- Anesu M. Chatikobo explores how accurate forecasting underpins true M&A valuation. He highlights its role in turning abstract multiples into defendable cash-flow narratives, guiding directors, lenders, and shareholders while preventing the “normalisation of deviance” that arises from untested assumptions, inflated synergies, and unrealistic revenue projections.
- The US$1 Trillion Quarter: What M&A's Record-Breaking Surge Means for Founders
- Himanshu Singh highlights that global M&A surpassed US$1 trillion in Q3 2025, marking a 40% surge and signaling major market restructuring. He emphasizes that despite abundant capital, founders achieve the strongest valuations by pairing strategic positioning with operational excellence, appealing to acquirers seeking stability, strong cash flows, and proven leadership.
- SBA Lending, Straight Down the Fairway: A Buyer’s Playbook from Herdwise Capital
- In this article, you’ll meet a relationship-driven partner that supports buyers from first look to closing and beyond—helping them purchase wisely, operate effectively, & achieve a well-planned exit.
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About Acquisition Aficionado Magazine
In Acquisition Aficionado Magazine you will receive advice & strategies as well as in-depth interviews and stories from leading experts in the business acquisition industry.
Ease the exit process and learn new tactics for business buying and selling while discovering little-known financing strategies to successfully get your deals funded. If you are passionate about acquisitions, then this magazine is for you!
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Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Education, Personal Development
Publisher: Acquisition Aficionado Magazine
Published: Monthly
Language: English
Compatibility: iOS/Android App + Web Reader
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