An ATM route, cash cow deal in Boston! - Acquisitions Anonymous 116
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) and Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) talk about an ATM Route Deal based in Boston, where we take a deep dive. We also look at a Bitcoin ATM, which is super cool and exciting. We also go along with the learning experience we had with this deal.
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Show Notes:
(00:00) - Introduction
(00:20) - Our sponsor is Pioneer Capital Advisory
(01:35) - Deal financials: An ATM Route for sale
(04:30) - Let’s go over a site location agreement: What do you need to know?
(07:27) - What are the headwinds for this business?
(09:40) - Bitcoin ATMs: Why do they make so much money?
(14:51) - Back to the deal: What do we like? How does the CapEx look?
(16:58) - Don’t miss out on this unexplored Twitter niche
(18:26) - How does merchant processing work?
(19:55) - Which company plays hide & seek with their financials to hide the fact they’re the best business ever?
(21:24) - Avoid this expensive mistake if you sign anything with options.
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