#36 Buying 40 companies in 3 years with Lyvia Group CEO Sebastian Karlsson
The Growth Pod18 Dec 2023

#36 Buying 40 companies in 3 years with Lyvia Group CEO Sebastian Karlsson

In just 3 years Lyvia went from an idea to a group of 40 companies with 2+ billion SEK in total revenue. We talked with CEO and co-founder Sebastian Karlsson about the insights, strategies, and decisions behind their rapid growth.


https://generogrowth.com/

https://lyviagroup.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-karlsson-8629193b


(0:00) Introduction

(0:47) 500 million SEK in 5 years and how it all started

(6:22) Lyvia’s business model

(9:09) How to learn both capital allocation and operations as a CEO

(12:00) Organic growth vs acquisitions

(14:28) How Lyvia helps companies with growth and profitability.

(20:54) What successful IT firms have in common

(23:13) Why do companies sell to Lyvia?

(25:22) Going international as a Swedish company

(28:10) Why most acquisitions fail and why Lyvia has succeeded

(34:05) Securing 1.6bn SEK in funding in this economic climate

(38:47) Lessons learned from sales, biggest challenges, decision making, and outcomes

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