Seven Business Acquisitions in Five Weeks!

About This Video

Jonathan Jay interviews Darren Jacobs, who recently completed the Dealmaker's FastTrack business mergers and acquisitions programme — and then ran with it, buying seven businesses in just five weeks.

Darren's acquisition journey began in telecoms 15 years ago. After dropping organic growth and adopting the acquisition approach, he purchased a hair salon and found the process incredibly easy compared to his previous experiences. He sent prospecting letters to 1,500 hair salons and received over 300 responses — an insane response rate.

The conversation dives into why he got such a huge response, how he handled the volume, and the discipline required to only pursue deals that fit his strategy. Darren acquired six salons during lockdown, leveraging government support and financing, while building an exceptional customer experience and a family-like culture. His goal: grow from 7 to 20 salons, then acquire one per week until he reaches 100.

What You'll Learn

• How Darren bought seven businesses in five weeks using the speed acquisition process
• The prospecting letter strategy that generated 300+ responses from 1,500 salons
• Why discipline is critical — and how to avoid becoming a motivated buyer
• How to scale from 7 to 100 locations through systematic acquisition