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Sep 29, 2026
Ep 17. Lifco: Swedish Serial Acquirer, 275 Companies, 129%
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2:42Gautam BasuHOST
This is Operational Velocity, and I'm your host, Gautam Basu.
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2:48Gautam BasuHOST
LifeCo is a Swedish serial acquirer listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since November 2014, and the majority is owned by the industrialist Carl Bennett.
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3:02Gautam BasuHOST
It owns 275 small companies.
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3:05Gautam BasuHOST
The average one has about 30 employees.
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16:54Gautam BasuHOST
No new equity, no dilution for almost 12 years.
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17:00Gautam BasuHOST
And if you've heard the episode on Constellation Software and Mark Leonard, Their filings show the same 21,191,530 shares in 2026 that showed in 2008.
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17:16Gautam BasuHOST
Two of the most studied serial acquirers on either side of the Atlantic and both refused to pay for companies with their own stock.
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So what kind of business earns 129% on tangible capital? LIFCO tells you.