James Caan: How I Buy & Sell Businesses — Part 1

Entrepreneur and former Dragon's Den investor, James Caan, took 17 years to grow his recruitment business from zero to a multi-million pound exit. Using the investment from the sale of the business, he chose to do it again — but without the 17-year timeline.

He knew the quickest way to grow a company was to 'Buy and Build'. This strategy involves acquiring multiple businesses and building a group of greater value. Rather than suffer the pain of growing a start-up organically, he took the fast track and bought existing businesses.

These businesses already had customers, they already had management in place, and, most importantly, they already generated revenue. We have just published an interview with James on my YouTube Channel where he walks through his story of business buying and how he is using 'Buy and Build' to accelerate towards his goals.

What You'll Discover

• How James grew his start-up recruitment business into an industry-leading global brand before selling to a Private Equity firm
• Why he has never risked his own personal finances and wealth to acquire a business
• How James chose to avoid the 17-year timeline for his next investments by following a 'growth by acquisition' strategy
• Why James felt a 'Buy and Build' strategy was the best option for him (and how he is executing the strategy)
• Why he feels Private Equity firms prefer bigger deals and why you should aim to build scale (it's all about simplicity and competition)