Dealmakers 2025: ‘Any idiot can buy a business’

“Any idiot can buy a business,” says Mike Marr, the founder and chief executive of family-owned TPT Group Holdings.

“But it takes more than an idiot to integrate a business.”

Marr would know. He’s acquired 17 businesses since 1999. He’s got another two deals in progress right

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Hamish McNicol Thu, 16 Oct 2025

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