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Arko Targets Small Town Convenience Chains

The Deal

“We [have] closed 24 acquisitions but we probably lost over 250 acquisitions over the past nine years — we are bidding on all the opportunities that are out there but we are also very disciplined.” was founded as GPM Investments LLC in 2003 and went public in 2020 via a merger with a SPAC. Richmond, Va.-based

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Two Important Books That Have Helped Me in Dealmaking

Focus Investment Banking

The first is Private Capital Markets by Rob Slee (John Wiley & Sons: 2011). Private Capital Markets is the first book to present a theory of how the private markets work at the lower end of the middle markets. Slee also lived in Charlotte and had an Investment Banking firm called Robertson & Foley.

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Representation & Warranty (R&W) Insurance – Current Market Trends

Cooley M&A

Over the last decade the use of R&W insurance in merger and acquisition transactions has grown exponentially. In its basic form R&W insurance covers breaches by the seller or target of their respective representations and warranties in the acquisition agreement up to a policy limit. an ARR or MRR multiple). Conclusion.