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SUMMARY:M&A 101: The Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:the Second Stage Series graphic\n       2. COLIN_PHOTO_URL      -> Colin's headshot\n       3. KATHLEEN_PHOTO_URL   -> Kathleen's headshot\n     ========================================================= -->\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n    \n\n    \n      M&A 101: The Fundamentals\n    \n\n       September 2\, 2026   2:00 PM ET\n\n    \n      M&A has come to short-term rentals\, and the calls are already coming in. This session catches you up: what's pulling private equity and the big operators into buying property management companies\, what makes one worth buying\, and the vocabulary a deal runs on\, EBITDA\, multiples\, earnouts\, gross booking value\, in plain language. You'll leave understanding why a call or a letter might have come to you\, and able to read an offer for what it is instead of figuring it out when it happens.\n    \n  \n\n  \n  \n    \n      Featuring\n    \n    Who You'll Learn From\n\n    \n    \n      \n      Colin Carvey\n      Founder & CEO\, Revedy\n      Colin ran 88 acquisitions as Head of Growth at Vacasa\, tripled its growth\, and helped take the company through a $319M Series C. After 20+ years in financial services\, he now runs Revedy\, whose platform lets investors predict the real yield\, occupancy\, and ADR of a property before they buy it.\n    \n\n    \n    \n      \n      Zac Monahan\n      Principal\, Z to A Consulting Solutions   COO\, Bungalow\n      Zac has spent over 20 years in operations\, the last 11 in property management\, leading the acquisition of 200+ management companies across the US\, Canada\, Mexico\, and Central America. He now advises operators and investors on acquisitions and runs single-family and co-living operations at Bungalow.\n    \n\n    \n    \n      \n        \n        Kathleen Fitzpatrick\n        Host\n        Storyteller. Connector. Nerd.\n        Kathleen is a fractional CMO for several vacation rental companies and the CMO of VRNation. She's passionately curious about the forces shaping the industry.\n      \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n    \n      The Second Stage Series\n    \n    \n      Sep 2     M&A 101: The Fundamentals\n      Sep 16     Private Equity\, Unfiltered: Meet the People Making the Offers\n      Sep 30     Your Move: Buying and Selling in a Consolidating Market
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KATHLEEN_PHOTO_URL   -> Kathleen's headshot\n     ========================================================= -->\n\n<div style="max-width:700px\;margin:0 auto\;font-family:'Lato'\,'Helvetica Neue'\,Arial\,sans-serif\;color:#ffffff\;">\n\n  <!-- ===================== HERO ===================== -->\n  <div style="background:#001900\;padding:30px 30px 32px\;text-align:center\;border-radius:14px 14px 0 0\;">\n\n    <img src="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1zeSqLHWRacK3_Datzo8Pwv2ZPR6lmpaC&amp\;sz=w600" alt="VRNation Second Stage Series" style="width:100%\;max-width:150px\;height:auto\;display:block\;margin:0 auto 14px\;border-radius:12px\;" />\n\n    <h1 style="font-size:25px\;line-height:1.2\;font-weight:800\;color:#ffffff\;margin:0 0 12px\;">\n      M&amp\;A 101: The Fundamentals\n    </h1>\n\n    <span style="display:inline-block\;background:#0B3320\;color:#ffffff\;font-size:13px\;font-weight:700\;padding:9px 16px\;border-radius:999px\;margin:0 0 24px\;">&#128197\;&nbsp\; September 2\, 2026 &#183\; 2:00 PM ET</span>\n\n    <p style="font-size:16px\;line-height:1.65\;color:#CFE3D6\;max-width:540px\;margin:0 auto\;">\n      M&amp\;A has come to short-term rentals\, and the calls are already coming in. This session catches you up: what's pulling private equity and the big operators into buying property management companies\, what makes one worth buying\, and the vocabulary a deal runs on\, EBITDA\, multiples\, earnouts\, gross booking value\, in plain language. You'll leave understanding why a call or a letter might have come to you\, and able to read an offer for what it is instead of figuring it out when it happens.\n    </p>\n  </div>\n\n  <!-- ===================== SPEAKERS ===================== -->\n  <div style="background:#F7F5EF\;padding:30px 24px 30px\;text-align:center\;">\n    <div style="font-size:12px\;letter-spacing:2.5px\;text-transform:uppercase\;color:#0E7C63\;font-weight:700\;margin-bottom:10px\;">\n      Featuring\n    </div>\n    <h2 style="font-size:23px\;font-weight:800\;color:#04240F\;margin:0 0 24px\;">Who You'll Learn From</h2>\n\n    <!-- Colin -->\n    <div style="display:inline-block\;vertical-align:top\;width:210px\;margin:0 12px 26px\;text-align:center\;">\n      <img src="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1dG5eKGHCEdgs-SO2XWIP9YtCon00K7zO&amp\;sz=w400" alt="Colin Carvey" style="width:132px\;height:132px\;border-radius:50%\;object-fit:cover\;display:block\;margin:0 auto 14px\;border:3px solid #1FB6A6\;" />\n      <div style="font-size:17px\;font-weight:800\;color:#04240F\;">Colin Carvey</div>\n      <div style="font-size:13px\;font-weight:700\;color:#0E7C63\;margin:2px 0 8px\;">Founder &amp\; CEO\, Revedy</div>\n      <div style="font-size:13px\;line-height:1.6\;color:#3C4A40\;">Colin ran 88 acquisitions as Head of Growth at Vacasa\, tripled its growth\, and helped take the company through a $319M Series C. After 20+ years in financial services\, he now runs Revedy\, whose platform lets investors predict the real yield\, occupancy\, and ADR of a property before they buy it.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <!-- Zac Monahan -->\n    <div style="display:inline-block\;vertical-align:top\;width:210px\;margin:0 12px 26px\;text-align:center\;">\n      <img src="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1-nZUr7PM2XOohVr3iUwsbyT4HlYmhJUy&amp\;sz=w400" alt="Zac Monahan" style="width:132px\;height:132px\;border-radius:50%\;object-fit:cover\;display:block\;margin:0 auto 14px\;border:3px solid #1FB6A6\;" />\n      <div style="font-size:17px\;font-weight:800\;color:#04240F\;">Zac Monahan</div>\n      <div style="font-size:13px\;font-weight:700\;color:#0E7C63\;margin:2px 0 8px\;">Principal\, Z to A Consulting Solutions &#183\; COO\, Bungalow</div>\n      <div style="font-size:13px\;line-height:1.6\;color:#3C4A40\;">Zac has spent over 20 years in operations\, the last 11 in property management\, leading the acquisition of 200+ management companies across the US\, Canada\, Mexico\, and Central America. He now advises operators and investors on acquisitions and runs single-family and co-living operations at Bungalow.</div>\n    </div>\n\n    <!-- Kathleen (host\, beneath) -->\n    <div style="border-top:1px solid #E4E0D5\;max-width:360px\;margin:6px auto 0\;padding-top:26px\;">\n      <div style="display:inline-block\;vertical-align:top\;width:230px\;text-align:center\;">\n        <img src="https://drive.google.com/thumbnail?id=1yBV8y9nBMXvq7pclo9VFODlHlyn1SQRX&amp\;sz=w400" alt="Kathleen Fitzpatrick" style="width:104px\;height:104px\;border-radius:50%\;object-fit:cover\;display:block\;margin:0 auto 12px\;border:3px solid #C9D6CC\;" />\n        <div style="font-size:16px\;font-weight:800\;color:#04240F\;">Kathleen Fitzpatrick</div>\n        <div style="font-size:12px\;font-weight:700\;color:#0E7C63\;margin:2px 0 4px\;letter-spacing:1px\;text-transform:uppercase\;">Host</div>\n        <div style="font-size:13px\;font-weight:700\;color:#0E7C63\;margin:0 0 8px\;">Storyteller. Connector. Nerd.</div>\n        <div style="font-size:13px\;line-height:1.6\;color:#3C4A40\;">Kathleen is a fractional CMO for several vacation rental companies and the CMO of VRNation. She's passionately curious about the forces shaping the industry.</div>\n      </div>\n    </div>\n\n  </div>\n\n  <!-- ===================== SERIES STRIP ===================== -->\n  <div style="background:#001900\;padding:28px 30px 32px\;text-align:center\;border-radius:0 0 14px 14px\;">\n    <div style="font-size:12px\;letter-spacing:2.5px\;text-transform:uppercase\;color:#1FB6A6\;font-weight:700\;margin-bottom:16px\;">\n      The Second Stage Series\n    </div>\n    <div style="font-size:14px\;line-height:1.7\;color:#CFE3D6\;">\n      <div style="color:#ffffff\;font-weight:700\;">Sep 2 &nbsp\;&#183\;&nbsp\; M&amp\;A 101: The Fundamentals</div>\n      <div><a href="https://members.vrnation.com/event-calendar/Details/private-equity-unfiltered-meet-the-people-behind-the-offers-1890466?sourceTypeId=Hub" style="color:#CFE3D6\;text-decoration:underline\;">Sep 16 &nbsp\;&#183\;&nbsp\; Private Equity\, Unfiltered: Meet the People Making the Offers</a></div>\n      <div><a href="https://vrnation.growthzoneapp.com/event-list/Details/your-move-buying-and-selling-in-a-consolidating-market-1890477?sourceTypeId=Website" style="color:#CFE3D6\;text-decoration:underline\;">Sep 30 &nbsp\;&#183\;&nbsp\; Your Move: Buying and Selling in a Consolidating Market</a></div>\n    </div>\n  </div>\n\n</div>
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