Get the real stories behind real acquisitions
Every acquisition journey is different.
Each story illustrates how real Lab members moved from search to close, including their timeline, the business they intended to acquire, and the decisions they made along the way.
Two years searching on his own, then the Lab helped Evan figure out what he actually wanted. When the right deal resurfaced, he and Heather went all in, down to a HELOC on their house.
Some searches move quickly. Others take years. These stories show what the path actually looked like for the members who took it.
A software employee who knew the odds, David drew the bell curve for his wife, then bought Danhard, a 60-year-old manufacturer in Dallas. It landed on the good side.
Scott looked at hundreds of companies before a stuffed-animal business crossed his desk, and he nearly passed. One plush from the seller changed his mind. He bought Budsies.
After 15 years as a technical officer in the intelligence community, Jeremy’s first LOI was his first acceptance: a 40-year-old crane repair shop with a machine shop attached.
We publish a new member story about once a month. Get the next one in your inbox when it goes live.
Every story is tied to a real person and a real business you can look up.
Our media team partners with various Lab members to hear their story, what happened, and how things turned out. We’ll show the path from their decision to search through their entire acquisition journey.
Not every journey is successful, and that’s okay. Members have elected to tell their stories because the path to an acquisition is a hard one.
Explore member success stories for a closer look at the decisions behind real acquisitions.
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