Canadian entrepreneur who founded Constellation Software in 1995 — and built it into a $40B+ company by acquiring vertical market software companies and never selling them — becoming one of the greatest capital allocators in history through a simple, consistent strategy.
Built the most successful software holding company in history through a single insight: acquire vertical market software companies that dominate niche markets, never sell them, and let them compound — the Constellation CSI model of permanent ownership at fair prices out-competes PE's buy-and-flip model.
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