Business Buying Academy
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Business Buying Academy
He Bought 9 Companies (How to Start a Holding Company) - Rafael Quinn
Rafael Quinn is the co-founder of Alternative Holdings, a holding company with 9 portfolio companies in a variety of industries. In this interview, Rafael explains how he started a holdco by accident nearly 15 years ago. Rafael and his partner started by just buying one company, but soon found more attractive opportunities.
0:29 How he accidentally started a holding company
6:24 The first acquisition
9:25 Why not focus on one industry?
15:21 Structure of his HoldCo & how they get capital for deals
24:03 Investing criteria
33:30 Retaining the old owner
38:07 Restaurant companies
50:29 Plumbing companies
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