Roscoe, Author at The Small Business Buyer

What Henry Kravis, William Simon, Royal Little, Maybe Warren Buffett and You Have In Common

Posted by Roscoe | Nov 30, 2014 | What Is A Leveraged Buyout |

When someone talks to me about doing ten deals(and yes a subscriber mentioned it) – not just one but ten – it brings back fond memories. Indeed there was a time I wanted to do many more than ten deals becausof a couple of years starting with the IPO Gibson Greeting Cards and culminating in the billion dollar Pere I had just watched Wesray start from nothing (ok Simon had some money) and do a deal a month over the span mian Oil deal. KKR did a nice string of deals up until the RJR Nabisco Barbarians at the Gate deal, the largest of its day.

Main Street Businesses For Sale

Posted by Roscoe | Nov 14, 2014 | Small Business Buyouts |

I always wanted a bigger company for reasons which I have made clear all throughout this blog. For one thing I always knew I was buying a lifestyle which meant that the company had to be big enough for me to sidestep the day to day activities.

Deal Flow With And Without A Broker

Posted by Roscoe | Oct 1, 2014 | How to Work With Brokers |

Deal flow is the life blood of the business buyer. It is our pipeline. It is the same in any other sales machine. You need a consistent flow of leads in order to make your business work. When you are a small shop, or even a one man shop, this takes time and effort.

Why You Might Want to Buy A Turnaround

Posted by Roscoe | Aug 16, 2014 | Distressed Company Acquisitions |

Turnarounds aren’t all bad. I should note that in my world turnarounds have a different definition than they do to main street brokers. Most of the turnarounds I have seen are fairly sizable companies that have heavy infrastructure and high overhead. Indeed they may often exceed $10 Million in sales.