PrivatEquityGuy highlights Swedish serial acquirers—Lifco, Addtech, Lagercrantz…

Brief

PrivatEquityGuy says Swedish serial acquirers (Lifco, Addtech, Lagercrantz, Indutrade) have perfected a buy‑and‑build model—buy profitable firms, install top operators, reinvest cash, repeat—that he claims compounds value after about 7–10 years and has outperformed despite higher rates. A new, separate event will convene 250+ buyers/builders with speakers including Evergreen (160+ deals), Iberian (30 add‑ons/48 months) and holdcos at $150M and $120M EBITDA.

Why it matters

PrivatEquityGuy highlights Swedish serial acquirers—Lifco, Addtech, Lagercrantz, Indutrade—who execute a four‑step buy‑and‑build playbook (buy profitable companies, install excellent operators, reinvest cash flows, repeat) that he says compounds shareholder value after ~7–10 years and has delivered excellent returns despite recent interest‑rate rises.

Key details

A new event (different organizer) will gather over 250 buy‑and‑build buyers and builders in one room; historically these serial acquirers met once a year in Stockholm each March, but this is an expanded, separate meeting now open for networking and best‑practice sharing.

Confirmed speakers and metrics include Ramsey (Evergreen Services Group: 160+ acquisitions), Luis Reyes (Iberian: 30 add‑ons in 48 months), Andrea Allegrini (Lindbergh: 14 acquisitions), plus a French holdco at $150M EBITDA and an Italian holdco at $120M EBITDA (both founded 2018/2019).

250 buy-and-build specialists in one room.

These results are far from typical... but Swedish serial acquirers have mastered an acquisition model that compounds shareholder value at an extraordinary rate.

Lifco
Addtech
Lagercrantz
Indutrade

Despite the sharp rise in interest rates over recent years, these holdcos have continued to generate excellent returns on capital while executing disciplined acquisition strategies.

Acquire profitable companies at an attractive price,
Have them run by an excellent operator,
Reinvest the cash flows into more acquisitions,
Repeat for 10+ years*

*The real magic of compounding typically becomes evident after 7-10 years.

So far, many of these serial acquirers have gathered only once a year, in Stockholm, and always in March.

Things have changed.

I got some great news...

There is another event coming. This time from a different organizer... with over 250 buyers and builders in one room.

It's great to see many of the podcast guests will be there as well.

You'll hear from Ramsey at Evergreen Services Group (160+ acquisitions), Luis Reyes from Iberian (30 add-ons in 48 months) and Andrea Allegrini of Lindbergh (14 acquisitions).

Also speaking:

A French holdco, now at $150M EBITDA
An Italian holdco, now at $120M EBITDA

(Both founded in 2018/2019.)

And many more buy-and-build specialists in one room, open to networking and sharing best practices.

I'll be sending all the details in my weekly newsletter. Link below.