The Dealmaker Uncut podcast gets inside the heart of the deal.
In every episode, award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and journalist Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, are joined by a special guest from the world of business.
The podcast discusses everything from growth; investment; M&A; surviving a crisis; becoming a unicorn; international markets; leadership; life after exit; and a lot more beside.
In the second half of the show, Jonathan leans on his 30+ years of working in corporate finance to answer your questions.
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The Dealmaker Uncut podcast gets inside the heart of the deal.
In every episode, award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and journalist Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, are joined by a special guest from the world of business.
The podcast discusses everything from growth; investment; M&A; surviving a crisis; becoming a unicorn; international markets; leadership; life after exit; and a lot more beside.
In the second half of the show, Jonathan leans on his 30+ years of working in corporate finance to answer your questions.
Episode 5: Honey and money: Meet the beekeeper growing a unicorn
The Dealmaker Uncut
34 minutes 20 seconds
9 months ago
Episode 5: Honey and money: Meet the beekeeper growing a unicorn
Graham Donoghue is the CEO of the holiday giant you probably haven’t heard of.
Forge Holiday Group is on the cusp of achieving unicorn status but gets a fraction of the attention of its rivals Airbnb and Booking.com.
Today the company manages 33,000 properties; handles 700,000 annual bookings; has 1,800 staff; and transacts more than £500m a year.
Donoghue is a part-time beekeeper and became CEO of Sykes Cottages in 2016 – a year after the company raised £54m from Living Bridge.
In 2019 Vitruvian Partners took a majority stake in the business for a reputed £400m and Forge Holiday Group’s valuation means it’s close to becoming a unicorn.
Donoghue is a self-confessed ‘data junkie’ and describes Forge Holiday Group as a technology business masquerading as a holiday company.
In a far-reaching interview, Donoghue talks about his near obsession with AI; his early career at MoneySuperMarket.com; and why he doesn’t share the media’s obsession with becoming a unicorn.
The Dealmaker Uncut
The Dealmaker Uncut podcast gets inside the heart of the deal.
In every episode, award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and journalist Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, are joined by a special guest from the world of business.
The podcast discusses everything from growth; investment; M&A; surviving a crisis; becoming a unicorn; international markets; leadership; life after exit; and a lot more beside.
In the second half of the show, Jonathan leans on his 30+ years of working in corporate finance to answer your questions.
