In this issue:

• The Baby Boomer Rollup Industry

• Slow Sales Cycles

• Economic Diplomacy

• This Time Really Is Different

• Travel's Recoveries

• Stripped Real Estate

The Baby Boomer Rollup Business

Roll-up companies have a bad reputation. In theory, it's a great model: find a good management team, get them funding, and have them buy up a series of small companies in the s…