In the growing list of wealth-creation books,
Buy & Build CEO: Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business is a rare combination of research, straight talk, and personal story. Ted Clark, author of
Shipping Clerk to CEO: The Power of Curiosity, Will, and Self-Directed Learning, is back with this primer on the "buy-and-build" merger and acquisition strategy, one of most financially rewarding business models in history. After sharing his secrets to success in his first book, Clark describes his next steps in
Buy & Build CEO and shares insights readers won't hear in their MBA programs.
In this "self-help book of fifteen lessons that nearly any worker can apply to almost any career path for greater returns on the hours spent at work," Clark shows how he transformed a regional company with 68 employees and $35 million in sales into a global powerhouse with 1,600 employees and over $650 million in sales in just 14 years. This surprisingly candid account names names and reveals executives' thinking on pivotal decisions, including surviving an early bankruptcy, union strike, and the 2008 recession. Clark explains the finer points of key buy-and-build M&A strategies, including how to identify the right private equity partners, manage risk, work with boards, and win over new investors. This title breaks new ground with its behind-the-curtains look at one of today's hottest business topics.
