“We like to buy, say, five companies a year, give or take, that are large… acquiring 100 companies but then not having the time to do anything really well.”

Bending Spoons · Prof G Markets · This EU Firm Made Billions Buying Up Forgotten Tech

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limit acquisitions to about five companies per year and allocate resources to deep transformations rather than spreading thin across many targets

5 companies a year

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