Hi all, I'm Jacob, I was a chiropractor in Australia for nearly 20 years and now live in Portugal with my wife (also a chiro) and two girls. I'm getting started in M&A and looking at opportunities outside of chiropractic/healthcare - specifically UK manufacturing in the Aerospace vertical. Lots of reasons why, but one of the big ones is the scale available in manufacturing/tech that isn't there in chiropractic. I'm in the process of building a team, with the priority being someone with aerospace manufacturing experience to be on the ground when it all kicks off. If anyone knows someone that I should be talking to, I'd love an intro! And if I can help in the chiro space, just reach out.

Hi everyone, I’m Richard, a Computing and Cyber Security lecturer based in Northern Ireland. I also hold a Master’s degree in Business Development. I’ve had a keen interest in business, entrepreneurship and acquisitions for some time, and it now feels like the right time to take that interest further. I’m here to learn from others, network and take the next step towards acquiring and growing a great business. I’m particularly interested in areas such as care homes, nurseries, accountancy firms, M&E/engineering services and manufacturing, although I’m very much keeping an open mind. Would be grateful for any intros. I’m also in the WhatsApp group. Looking forward to connecting with you all 🤝

At one point we were sending 5,000,000 emails a month to business owners to see if they were interested in selling. The success was insane. Some days we saw 80+ positive responses. But now we rarely use email at all (unless part of a follow up campaign). Here's why... - It became impossible to sustain building a new list of this size with fresh prospects each month. - Most weren't serious. - Turning that email response into a meeting was really tough. - Once one email domain goes down, it's an uphill struggle. Although we still use email for outreach, 99% of our efforts are on LinkedIn. The quality is better, conversations are easier and having contacts as connections allows you to nurture opportunities over time. If you are thinking about building deal flow in M&A - LinkedIn is always my first port of call.

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be here, I have joined the community for a while now 🎉