The PE Podcast

business, investing, management, careers · EN-US

The PE Podcast covers private equity, deals, and ownership. Direct conversations with sponsors, operators, lenders, and the business owners sitting on the other side of the table. How deals actually get done, what changes after a sponsor takes control, and what owners wish they had known before they signed. Most private equity coverage talks to one side of the table. This show talks to both. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT Mergers and acquisitions in the lower middle market. How private equity firms source and win deals. Independent sponsors and how they raise capital deal by deal. Search funds and first acquisitions. Family offices buying directly instead of through funds. What operating partners actually do inside a portfolio company. Add-on acquisitions and platform strategy. Valuation, EBITDA adjustments, and what a quality of earnings report really tests. Letters of intent, earnouts, rollover equity, and working capital pegs. Due diligence from both sides. Exit p