How To Find, Buy & Transform Businesses with Nick McLean of Four Pillars Investors
Confessions of a B2B Entrepreneur
How To Find, Buy & Transform Businesses with Nick McLean of Four Pillars Investors
January 23, 2025
In this episode of Confessions of a B2B Entrepreneur, Tom Hunt sits down with Nick McLean, a partner at Four Pillars Investors, a private equity firm that buys companies between 20 and 100 million dollars in revenue. Nick shares his journey into private equity, the challenges he faced breaking into the industry, and how he built his own firm focused on acquiring and scaling businesses. He discusses the importance of understanding the numbers, building relationships, and developing a sophisticated sales and marketing approach. This episode is a must-listen for any entrepreneur looking to sell their business or scale their company to new heights.



Confessions of a B2B Entrepreneur is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

  1. How To Start A Movement with David Heinemeier Hansson of 37signals
  2. Chris Walker Rants On Dark Social, Creating Demand & Company Building
  3. CEO Spends 70% Of Time On His Personal Brand? Guillaume Moubeche Shares All
  4. OLD WAY/NEW WAY with Adam Robinson of Retention.com
  5. Nathan Latka Shares His “King-Maker Strategy"

Hit me up on Twitter or LinkedIn with any questions or feedback, I reply to them all.

Guest submissions here: fame.so/cbe-guest

This episode is sponsored by Mailtrap - an Email Delivery Platform designed for product companies that send at scale.

Go for high deliverability, growth-focused features, and industry best analytics.

Get 20% off for all plans with our promo code B2BENTREPRENEUR.