Sindre Talleraas Holen, Head of M&A at Visma‍

In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Kison sits down with Sindre from Visma, one of Europe’s most active acquirers in the B2B SaaS space. With over 350+ acquisitions under its belt and a stronghold across Europe and Latin America, Visma has cracked the code for scaling globally while maintaining local authenticity.

Sindre shares how Visma transformed its M&A function from a two-man team to a global machine spanning 20 M&A professionals—and 16,000 employees acting as an extended sourcing engine. He walks through Visma’s origin story rooted in M&A, how a bold cold email launched his own career, and the foundational philosophies behind Visma’s buyer-led approach to deal execution.

Think You'll Learn:

The surprising power of a cold email—and how it helped launch Visma’s M&A team
Why Visma prioritizes local presence and cultural nuance in M&A sourcing and negotiation
How internal alignment and operational champions drive deal success
The three golden rules for successful M&A at Visma

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Sindre Talleraas Holen,

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.