DCC - post mortem

Upfront remarks & Management summary:

Great deep dive into Software Serial Acquirer Vitec from the Slow Compounding Substack

Some readers might remember that I did a series on Online travel companies some years ago.

Graoullie (or his Antagonist) on the history of Dior and the LVMH holding structure

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The Slow Compounding substack is “teeing up” a series on 12 less obvious, overlooked serial acquirers

Norma Buyback Tender: The original write-up is from mid-June and can be found here. Plus a same day update here. Looking at the share price development, I clearly got out too early from this one at…

Dario Amodei’s Essay on “pacing AI development” is worth reading Also the independent review of the Hugging Face “Swarm attack” is a good but scary read.  Emerging Value with an overview of in…

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Some deep thoughts on writing with AI from VC legend Brad Feld

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Interesting profile on Bill Ackman from Fortune Magazine

Upslope Capital’s 6M letter including their Magnum Ice Cream pitch

FrostaThanks for reading Memyselfandi007’s Substack!

Management Summary:

Is the AI Boom just a giant Real Estate Bubble ?

In the first 6 months of 2026, the Value & Opportunity portfolio gained +8,1% (including dividends, no taxes) against a gain of +6,2% for the Benchmark (Eurostoxx50 (25%), EuroStoxx small 200 (25%), D...

Castlelake vs.

Whenever Ben Evans drops a new slide deck, you should read it (AI, AI & AI)

Background & Hello Japan

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DCC/Intertek

Rocket Internet Post Mortem

EVS Broadcast

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Ben Evans argues that OpenAI/ChatGPT has not developed a great business model (yet)

The Sector Stories Substack with the final post on Flavors & Fragrances including a lot of useful KPIs.

This year, after a 7 year break, I once again went to the US to attend the Berkshire AGM.

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Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. PLEASE DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH !!! Elevator pitch: Bachem is a 5 bn CHF market cap Swiss listed pharmaceutical/specialty chemical company which is the global…

Rob Vinall’s 2025 letter to investors is worth reading, as he also discusses why he sold some positions (Prosus, PDD, International Pet.)

Semaglutide Generics (Wegovy, Ozempic) are now available in India at a fraction of the cost of the original

Kann der Turnaround der PayPal Aktie gelingen? Sind die Probleme lösbar oder doch struktureller Art? Unser Blick auf den sterbenden Riesen.

Great interview with Dan Rasmussen from Verdad Capital

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Management summary:

Fantastic write-up on Sony Corp From Govro at Wintergems