Serial Acquirers — What Are They? And How Can You Profit?
Dividend stocks, tech growth companies, turnaround plays…
These are all investment models which are well-covered in the financial community. Meanwhile, serial acquirers are consistently ignored. And that’s a shame, because these businesses follow the “Warren Buffett Plan” of buying up smaller companies and turning themselves into diversified conglomerates.
In today’s article, I’ll explain what a serial acquirer is.
And I’ll share two real-world, publicly traded examples.
Here we go!
What Is A Serial Acquirer? And Why Should You Care?
Serial acquirers have significant financial resources, management expertise, and industry connections that allow them to buy a moderately successful business and grow it into a lucrative subsidiary.
While there are conglomerates like Berkshire Hathaway that own everything from carpet-makers to Coca-Cola, most serial acquirers focus on a specific niche.
This might sound a little vague or generic, so I’ll provide two examples.
One in the scientific devices industry, and the other in the tech space.
