Ian Rickwood, Founder and CEO of Henley Group, has quietly deployed $4B+ across US and Europe, built and sold food chains, and is now rolling up US car washes using AI-driven site selection. We also dive into what great operator partners look like, how to handle bad deals, and what it’s really like to build a serious firm with your spouse and kids. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 “Don’t give up” Ian’s core lesson on entrepreneurship and resilience 0:34 Who is Ian Rickwood and what is Henley Group? 1:04 The...
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Ian Rickwood, Founder and CEO of Henley Group, has quietly deployed $4B+ across US and Europe, built and sold food chains, and is now rolling up US car washes using AI-driven site selection. We also dive into what great operator partners look like, how to handle bad deals, and what it’s really like to build a serious firm with your spouse and kids. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 “Don’t give up” Ian’s core lesson on entrepreneurship and resilience 0:34 Who is Ian Rickwood and what is Henley Group? 1:04 The...
I spoke with an operator who sold his own company - then turned around and bought eight more. His playbook is specific, bank-friendly, and built for growth. In this episode, I’m unpacking the lessons from those deals: 00:00 Intro: From exit to 8 acquisitions 00:26 Portfolio averagE: 4.7x paid; $4.1M EBITDA 00:52 Structure banks love: 70% now, 30% later; owner reinvests 01:18 Growth thesis: target 5x MOIC + “second bite” bigger than first 03:30 Value creation: capital allocation, incentives, ...
HoldCo Builders
Ian Rickwood, Founder and CEO of Henley Group, has quietly deployed $4B+ across US and Europe, built and sold food chains, and is now rolling up US car washes using AI-driven site selection. We also dive into what great operator partners look like, how to handle bad deals, and what it’s really like to build a serious firm with your spouse and kids. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 “Don’t give up” Ian’s core lesson on entrepreneurship and resilience 0:34 Who is Ian Rickwood and what is Henley Group? 1:04 The...
