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Roll-ups are off at an acquisition clip in 2015 as $2 billion washes over the transom in a single week

Focus follows Dynasty into Canada as the three big aggregators toggle between organic and inorganic growth

Author Lisa Shidler April 17, 2015 at 6:20 PM
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Rudy Adolf: There is no equivalent proposition to Focus available in Canada.

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Top Executive: Joe Duran

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