The Secret Sauce of Buying & Selling Businesses with Jeremy Harbour
Our guest on the show this week is Jeremy Harbour. Jeremy has been involved in the M&A market across the globe for decades. He’s the founder and CEO of the Unity Group, a boutique international mergers & acquisitions firm. He also runs the Harbour Club, a professional network focused on teaching M&A best practices to entrepreneurs. Jeremy shares with us the do’s and don’ts and buying and selling businesses after dozens of successes and failures he’s had over the years. We also cover an article by Global Financial Data that reviews concentration in the US stock market today compared other periods dating back to the late 1700s.
Show Notes
[04.28] Article of the week – Global Financial Data’s “200 Years of Market Concentration.”
[12.04] Jeremy’s Journey – Jeremy Harbour shares his professional focus and how he came to live in Dubai.
[18.03] The Harbour Club – The birth story of the Harbour Club and its purpose.
[21.16] Exit Planning – Jeremy shares some advice for the sellers who are looking for potential deals.
[29.00] Agglomeration – Jeremy defines the concept of agglomeration.
[35.38] Governing – Jeremy explains how they govern the constituent companies even with a senate structure.
[37.03] Deal Market – Jeremy shares his impression of the deal market in a different economic environment.
[42.27] Looking Forward – Jeremy’s career for the next couple of years.
Resources
Connect with Jeremy Harbour
200 Years of Market Concentration
globalfinancialdata.com/200-years-of-market-concentration