Brooke Ansel | The Benefits of Mezzanine Financing
On this week’s episode of the M&A Masters Podcast, we are joined by Brooke Ansel, Vice President of Prudential Private Capital. She runs a Prudential team focused in the southern United States, but her career path to the investment company was unconventional – it started with the Neiman Marcus buying team. Brooke tells us about […]
Jon Finger | The Benefits of Building Relationships with Independent Sponsors
Our guest for this week’s episode of M&A Masters is Jon Finger. Jon is a Partner at McGuireWoods LLC in Dallas, and his practice focuses on private equity and corporate transactions. He and his partners were the first in the area of independent sponsors to create a private equity practice dedicated to independent sponsors. Jon […]
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Welcomes Gray-Stone & Company
Los Angeles, May 10, 2021 — The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers announced today that it has purchased the assets of Thousand Oaks, California based Gray-Stone & Company.
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Welcomes Lenny Newman
Los Angeles, May 12, 2021 — The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers announced today that Lenny Newman has joined the firm’s San Francisco Bay Area office.
The “Dating Site” for Lower Middle Market M&A Deals
Pre-pandemic, the M&A world was all about hitting the road, with companies meeting potential capital providers or Buyers personally in board rooms all over the country. That’s a lot of airline miles. But for the last year or so, the majority of business development has been done online. And an innovative online platform that facilitates […]
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Welcomes Darr Schackow Insurance
Los Angeles, April 30th, 2021 — The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers announced today that it has partnered with Gainesville Florida based Darr Schackow Insurance.
Scott MacLaren | The Keys to Longevity in Private Equity
Our guest for this week’s episode of M&A Masters is Scott MacLaren, Partner of The Sterling Group in Houston. The Sterling Group is a private equity firm, one of the oldest in the country, and currently has $4 billion of assets under management. Scott did not start off in private equity – he studied at […]
The Rise of the Independent Sponsors
You have PE firms… you have Strategic Buyers… you have VCs… You have Independent Sponsors. These are individuals looking for a deal. They have money and experience, and they’re looking to buy a company. They differ from other M&A players in key ways. A PE firm reaches out to investors, builds up a nest egg […]
Grant Jackson | Investing in the Right Side of Healthcare Change
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the M&A Masters Podcast is Grant Jackson. Grant is the Managing General Partner of Council Capital, a middle market private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their mission is to be the best healthcare private equity firm, with their focus on investing in the right side of […]
Dealing With the “Emotional” Side of Strategic Acquisitions
It’s a tragic story seen time and time again in the M&A world, specifically in strategic acquisitions… On one side, you have a Seller. A relatively small company. An owner/founder who has worked hard to build the business to what it is. They are elated to have caught the eye of a larger company seeking […]