Postmortem of a Broken Deal

Nick Wheeler reflects on investing countless hours to buy a beautiful business, only to have the seller kill the deal.

Topics in Nick’s interview:

• Finding a commercial landscaping business
• Winning the sellers’ trust
• How he interpreted early red flags 
• Lessons learned about due diligence
• Conflict with sellers over working capital
• Why the deal fell apart
• The financial cost of the broken deal 
• The emotional cost of the broken deal
• How brokers can help (or hurt) your deal
• What Nick is most grateful for

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