Advisors Brad Smith’s journey from employee to CEO to top healthcare banker In this episode, host Peter Lehrman sits down with Brad Smith, Co-Founder and Managing Director of specialist healthcare investment bank…
Walker Deibel – 5x Owner, “Buy Then Build” Author & Creator of the Acquisition Lab In this episode, Peter Lehrman sits down with Walker Deibel, a serial acquisition entrepreneur, successful small business M&A advisor and…
Buyers From banker to searcher to CEO to founder of Panther Equity: David Eshaghian’s journey through the lower middle market My guest today is David Eshaghian, Founder of Panther Equity Group. Panther Equity pursues investments in lower middle market businesses…
Buyers Leaving mid-market PE to become an independent PE sponsor My guest today is Nathan Chandrasekaran, Co-Founder and Partner at Columbia River Partners (CRP). We start by discussing the impetus…
Advisors IT Services CEO turned M&A Banker Linda Rose My guest today is Linda Rose, of RoseBiz, Inc. A tax accountant by training, Linda left the accounting world behind…
Business Owners Three Takeaways for Lower Middle Market Business Owners from Bain’s 2022 Annual M&A Report Bain’s annual in-depth recap of the year in M&A is now out. Because Bain is decidedly “up-market” from the lower…
Buyers The $1B Lower Middle Market Holdco Built Around Customer Concentration, Diversity, and a Life of Purpose My guest today is Tarrus Richardson, Founder And CEO of IMB Partners. Tarrus has 25 years of private equity…
Business Owners Family Business, M&A, and the Transformation of Nassau Candy My latest guest is Lance Stier, CEO of NC Custom (a division of Nassau Candy). Nassau Candy is one of…
Buyers 3 Reasons to Trust Search Funds More Than You Might Think In the lower middle market, you’ll hear many bankers and business brokers assert that search funds are low-ball bidders without…