Sindre Talleraas Holen is the Head of M&A at Visma, where he has personally led or supported over 300 acquisitions across Europe and Latin America. With nearly two decades of hands-on dealmaking experience, Sindre began his journey at Visma as a graduate trainee—famously launching his M&A career by cold-emailing the CEO. Since then, he has helped shape Visma’s world-class M&A function from a two-person team into a globally distributed unit of 20+ experts. A passionate advocate for buyer-led strategy, local deal execution, and founder-friendly onboarding, Sindre is a master at scaling through M&A while maintaining cultural alignment and operational excellence.
Part 2 of this episode continues the conversation with Visma’s Head of M&A, Sindre Holen. Go behind the scenes of Visma’s valuation approach, how they support founders post-close, and what it takes to integrate (or not) in a high-volume deal environment.
In Part 1 of this episode, Sindre Talleraas Holen, Head of M&A at Visma, shares how the company scaled its M&A function across 30+ countries. Learn how Visma sources deals, adapts to cultural nuances, and empowers local teams to drive growth—all while maintaining a disciplined, buyer-led approach.