Podcast Episodes

Respected consumer brands are not common in lower middle market acquisitions, but Philip Hussey and Chenmark bought one.

Robert Gayden worked for over a year to buy a home care business. Revenue kept growing but the price remained the same.

Scott Duncan endured brutal ups & downs — and personal depression — during his ownership of a doomed tool & die business

Andy Rougeot launched remote territories of the blue collar business he bought, which led to $1.7m of EBITDA and an exit

Steve Carroll started as an SBA searcher before pivoting to a PE-backed roll-up. It's gone better than he ever expected.

Jake Bittner bought an unprofitable carve-out doing $3m. A key pivot grew revenue to $20m and got the attention of PE.

Dave Gilbert spent 2 years fixing the model and customer concentration of the $750k SDE business he bought with SBA debt

Taylor Mattingly found high-quality revenue in an unusual and sizable B2C business that he happened to be a customer of.

From the acquisition of a tiny refrigeration business, Linh Tran has built an enterprise that earns millions annually.

Greg Geronemus bought a highly-profitable travel business at favorable terms, helping to ensure a great return on exit.