Rafael Quinn @rafaquinn
Investor | Building a Holding Company since 2011 alternativeholdings.com Panama Joined July 2023-
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13 years buying businesses and building a $100m HoldCo, this is a preliminary list of questions I ask myself when reviewing a company: 1. How much does the company earn? Is that amount within the parameters I am looking for? Big enough to make a difference to the HoldCo but…
“Where should I invest my money?” My typical answer is, to invest in what you understand and lets you sleep at night. A more nuanced answer is: The investment world is broken into two, liquid investments and illiquid investments. Liquid investments are investments where…
I find that I love talking and teaching about investing. I have served on the board of my kids’ school for the last 6 years. Thinking about getting involved in a different way and teaching a class pro-bono on investing. Should I do it?
The FTC just banned Non-Competes and you are buying a business. What do you do? We generally have 2 different Non-Competes signed when we purchase a company. A Transaction Non-Compete and an Employment Non-Compete. The Transaction Non-Compete is tied to the date of the…
Here is a quick list of companies we will not buy and the issue with each: Businesses sitting on large or valuable real estate do not work either. Think of a Hotel. The business may be decent, but the value of the land will generally make the price for the cash flow too…
Principal Agent Theory If I own a business and I do everything myself, I should expect to act in my own best interest. As soon as I start delegating, I introduce agents. People are doing work on my behalf. They do not always have or act in my best interests. The difference…
A guy I knew would say, “Everyone wants to be skinny, happy, and rich!” I think if you asked most people, they would agree. Almost everyone would like to look better in front of a mirror, have better control of their diet, and have a bigger company or make more money. Getting…
New episode! - Watching Warren: How to Build a Mini-Berkshire - Rafael Quinn shares the story & principles behind buying 3 businesses in Panama then raising $28m to buy more in the US. youtube.com/watch?v=zsx4Bl…
When we first began AH one of the earliest criticisms we received was our lack of focus on a specific industry. We built a Horizontal HoldCo rather than a Vertical HoldCo. Vertical HoldCos favor the operator. They allow for lots of opportunities to create synergies, improve…
How to Build a Mini Berkshire Hathaway | Rafael Quinn Interview on @AcquiringMinds_ youtu.be/zsx4Bl0McBY?si…
Long Term vs Short Term Games When we bought our first company, I was 31 and my partner was 28. The company was doing around $350,000 in EBT. We took on debt for the acquisition but were confident in our ability to pay it back. We could have begun taking a decent salary each…
Here are the main differences between a Horizontal and Vertical HoldCo and which is best for you: Horizontal HoldCo Industry agnostic Diversified holdings (region, industry, etc) Expansive investment environment Difficult to centralize operations Necessary to delegate…
Why a Holding Company? The first acquisition we ever made was a small industrial sales company focused on selling lubricants and filters. I remember 6 months in, my partner and I discussing what to do next and we basically saw 2 paths: 1. Grow to be a major player in…
My partner and I began our holding company, AH, in 2011. We now operate in 2 countries, with over 1,000 employees, and do over $100m in revenue. He found an industrial sales company, which was available at roughly 3.5x average earnings. He invited me to join him in the deal…
Our ideal acquisition size has net income between $2m and $5m and we are always looking to acquire companies operating in industries we understand, with track records of sustained profitability, and run by people we admire. Please contact me with any opportunities.
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@rafaquinn Per question 1, do you have a preset amount that the Holdco will take (as a percentage) or does it change per transaction?
@rafaquinn I know you're living in Panama, but was there any particular reason you were attracted to investing in that market specifically?
@rafaquinn as always great insight, Rafa. Would love more insight on how you evaluate different opportunities across geographies (countries) and whether there are any significant differences between them
@rafaquinn This is a great list; thanks! I particularly like 7, 8, 9, and 15, which are all relationship-based and things that a buyer might tend to think of later in the process, but that you are asking right up front.
Think I might die if I attempt Google Gemini generated exercise. 😂
@rafaquinn Great questions, thanks for sharing. Always valuable stuff 👌🏽
@rafaquinn You should teach the basics of money and investing for those schools!
@rafaquinn Teaching is great and reinforces what you know as well!
This is likely my most "Boomer" tweet ever, but: People unreliable at responding are annoying as hell. It's not hard for an intelligent person to stay on top of emails and texts with the right tools and systems. (Also, here's a live shot of me writing this tweet.)
@rafaquinn Was at a JP Morgan lunch yesterday with UHNW individuals. The entire presentation was on illiquid investments I constantly looked around to see facial reactions to some of the key points The biggest reactions weren’t about returns but about LENGTH of the investments
@rafaquinn One more thing to consider is whether or not to have the investment in a retirement account. Lots of tax benefits, but you do make it much harder to access the money if you wanted to redeploy into another investment.
@rafaquinn Agreed on the Empkiyment Non-Compete. Even in the non-competiest states, ownership has been held to be a different category. Also, keep in mind that a proper handling/ labeling / teaching on corporate secrets covers most of what we're interested in non-competes for. For…
@EACinvestor @rafaquinn @QuilanFoster I plan to document everything here.
@rafaquinn I believe there's an exception for >25% owners selling a business. Check the reg.
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