40% CAGR for Over 15 Years: UK’s Most Profitable Roll-Up?

HoldCo Builders

True Potential has quietly compounded at 40% CAGR for over 15 years, becoming the UK's largest private equity-backed wealth management consolidator. In this deep-dive episode, we unpack the strategy behind this incredible growth story with Alex from RollUp Europe, who authored one of the most detailed research pieces on True Potential.
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Learn how True Potential:
00:00:00 - Compounding at 40% for 15 years
00:00:42 - What is an IFA and why true potential stands out
00:01:33 - $500k EBITDA per employee: the aha moment
00:02:56 - How true potential earns 70–80% EBITDA margins
00:04:18 - Sponsor: Spacebar Studios
00:05:26 - Why 90% of AUM is in in-house funds, and why that matters
00:06:50 - True potential’s small ticket M&A machine
00:08:53 - How they avoided legal liability while acquiring clients
00:10:07 - Regulatory risks of vertical integration in the UK
00:11:07 - Sponsor: Scalepath
00:12:18 - The hidden cost of selling to consumers (vs B2B)
00:14:40 - Why Cinven paid 20x EBITDA, and still won
00:16:01 - 3 key lessons from true potential’s buy-and-build success
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