The Acquisition Entrepreneur

The Acquisition Entrepreneur

Published on October 19, 2023

We'll keep going with our series called "Inside the Mind of an Acquirer" this week. Our goal with this special series of conversations with buyers is to help you understand the point of view of the person negotiating to buy your business. We talked to Bakari Akil this week. He has bought two $30 million businesses and now teaches MBA students at Cornell how to be an entrepreneur by buying other companies. You'll find out how to:

• To speed up your growth by buying other businesses.
• Students at Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia learn how to get rich.
• To set up the process of buying a business.
• To get smart buyers interested.
• So that you don't have to personally promise the debt that a buyer uses to buy your business.
• To tell the difference between a "acquisition entrepreneur" and a "independent sponsor."

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