10 Minute Deals

Danny reveals how he acquired nearly £900k worth of manufacturing businesses without spending a penny of his own money. GUEST Danny — Manufacturing business acquirer with three no-money-down deals completed. EPISODE SUMMARY Danny has bought multiple manufacturing businesses using creative deal structures that required no personal capital. His first acquisition involved separating the property from...

Martin's ambitious roll-up strategy for accountancy firms includes a unique model where he charges businesses to help them become worth buying. GUEST Martin — Entrepreneur building a £400m financial services group through accountancy acquisitions. EPISODE SUMMARY Martin came to Jonathan Jay's course as a sceptic and left ready to move fast. Within days of finishing, he had acquired his first accou...

Simon grew his PR agency from £1.5m to a multi-million group by acquiring seven businesses — with no debt, no loans and no risk to the family home. GUEST Simon — Founder of Jargon PR; has completed seven acquisitions in PR and media. EPISODE SUMMARY Simon had built Jargon PR organically over 10 years to £1.5 million in fees before discovering business acquisition. Since then he has completed seven...

Neil turned a redundancy and just two months of savings into a thriving accountancy business — then used acquisition to prove the model could scale. GUEST Neil — Founder of an accountancy practice; has completed two acquisitions and is building a scalable group. EPISODE SUMMARY After multiple redundancies and with only two months of cash in the bank, Neil set up his accountancy practice and grew i...

Stephen lives in France, works in the UK — and has completed four acquisitions of digital and creative agencies, two mergers, and one disposal. GUEST Stephen — Former COO; now building a UK digital and creative agency group from his base in France. EPISODE SUMMARY Stephen's acquisition journey began when he left a COO role at a $6m US business and discovered Jonathan Jay's webinar. Based in France...

Rob pivoted from British food shops to coffee shops and completed two deals within two months of joining the programme — with more in the pipeline. GUEST Rob — Canada-based acquirer targeting independent coffee shops across Ontario and the US northeast. EPISODE SUMMARY Based in Canada, Rob initially planned to acquire British food shops serving the expat community before pivoting to independent co...

John has bought three businesses in a year — including a hotel and golf club from administrators and a software company in six hours. GUEST John Graves — Serial acquirer with three deals in 12 months, specialising in distressed and administrator opportunities. EPISODE SUMMARY John's approach to acquisitions is defined by speed, volume and decisiveness. He signs NDAs daily and reviews at least five...

Jo's first acquisition — a freehold property plus a client book, funded entirely by the seller at 2% above base rate over 20 years — remains the most remarkable deal in this series. GUEST Jo — Founder of Bell's Accountants; has completed five acquisitions in the accountancy sector. EPISODE SUMMARY Jo started Bell's Accountants 13 years ago and quickly realised her job was to win business, not do t...

Graham acquired McGill's — a 440-person Scottish construction business — out of administration in 2019, proving that credibility, speed and clear thinking can unlock the biggest opportunities. GUEST Graham Carling — Entrepreneur and deal maker; acquired McGill's Group, a Scottish Top 500 construction company, out of administration in 2019. EPISODE SUMMARY Graham had identified McGill's 18 months b...

Nigel built his digital agency over two decades before discovering acquisition; his first deal was done in four days and his second came while he was on holiday. GUEST Nigel Wilkinson — Founder of WNW Digital; has made three acquisitions in the digital marketing sector. EPISODE SUMMARY Nigel founded his digital marketing agency 21 years ago, noting he'd written in his diary back in 2009 that he wa...

Ian's media career spans four decades, two redundancies and eight acquisitions — and his advice for every deal maker is simply: take action.   GUEST Ian — Media entrepreneur with 40 years' experience and eight acquisitions across video production, AV staging and photography. EPISODE SUMMARY Ian's career began as a film industry runner in Soho and wound through production companies, AV staging, bro...