The Art of the Deal: No-Money-Down M&A Strategies with Jeremy Harbour

Mar 30, 2026

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Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth?  With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business, and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business.  You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit     -- In this episode of The Exit, we sit down with Jeremy Harbour, a legendary dealmaker who has mastered the art of small-business M&A. Jeremy has spent decades building, buying, and selling businesses across the globe, and today, he’s sharing his unconventional wisdom on how to scale through acquisition—without the traditional "grind" of organic growth.   We explore why starting a business is often a "broken" model and why buying an existing, cash-flowing company is the ultimate shortcut to wealth. Jeremy breaks down his famous "no-money-down" deal structures, the importance of creating win-win scenarios for sellers, and how his Agglomeration strategy allows small businesses to play in the big leagues of public markets.   Whether you're looking to make your first acquisition or planning your ultimate exit, Jeremy’s practical, no-nonsense approach to deal-making is a masterclass in financial engineering and entrepreneurship.   --  Jeremy Harbour is an entrepreneur and dealmaker, based in Dubai, who has built, bought, fixed, and sold numerous small and mid‐sized businesses over several decades. As founder of the Harbour Club and CEO and founder at Unity Group, he specialises in small‐business M&A and acquisition, entrepreneurship, and helping business owners grow through buying companies rather than starting from scratch. Jeremy is known for his practical no‐nonsense approach to doing deals, structuring win‐wins, and helping entrepreneurs create real wealth through private company ownership and public listings.    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyharbour/    Website - https://www.harbourclubevents.com/ --  The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/