In this episode of the Investor Podcast, we sit down with Jeremy Harbour, founder of Unity Group and the Harbour Club, to discuss his journey from dropping out of school at fifteen to completing over a hundred acquisitions and helping nearly a hundred companies go public across twelve countries. Jeremy breaks down why he views acquisition-led growth as superior to relying solely on organic expansion, sharing key lessons on engineering win-win exits for small-to-medium enterprise (SME) owners without having to rely on traditional private equity or heavy upfront debt.
The conversation dives deep into the following:
M&A and the Small Middle Market: How first-time dealmakers and search funds often fall into "analysis paralysis" by applying corporate-level due diligence to lower middle-market targets, and why solving a seller's true non-financial motivations is the real key to closing deals.
Navigating Public Markets & International Exchanges: Jeremy's insights from analysing over fifty global stock exchanges, detailing why listing too early in the U.S. can destroy shareholder value and how alternative international markets or pre-IPO structures can provide cheaper, more flexible growth runways.
Real-World Execution vs. Theory: Case studies on rolling up fragmented industries—such as telecom and railway infrastructure and utilising public listing frameworks to win government tenders, attract executive talent, and access lower-cost capital.
Jeremy wraps up with an essential dealmaking rule: "A deal is not a deal until it's a deal," reminding investors to stay focused on execution rather than counting unclosed opportunities.
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