M&A Masters, hosted by Patrick Stroth
Master the clean exit! Discover secrets of M&A Masters. You’ll hear inside interviews with M&A advisors, attorneys, investment bankers, private equity players, and the entrepreneurs themselves. If you ever want to sell your business this is a must-listen podcast.
Latest Podcast Episodes
Heather Hubbard | Representation for Women in M&A
On this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we’re joined by special guest Heather Hubbard, Managing Partner of Valesco Industries, a lower-middle market firm based in Dallas, Texas. This past May, Heather was named D CEO’s Private Equity Investment Professional of the Year, and in a market like Texas, that’s no
Adam Cook | How M&A Can Create Value for Shareholders as Well as Customers
On this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we speak with Adam Cook, managing partner and Chief Investment Officer of Culper Capital Partners. Based in Norwood, New Jersey, Culper Capital Partners invests debt and equity in middle-market companies that seek true partnership solutions that go well beyond the capital deployed. Culper
Mark Addison | From a $30M Exit Offer to $100M
What motivates Mark Addison, CEO of X Rocket.io? He’s seen too many entrepreneurs, especially first-timers leave money on the table when they exit. His firm helps optimize key valuation drivers during M&A negotiations to maximize the money owners and founders take home. In one case, he and his team were
Mark Gartner | Turning Targets Into Acquisitions
Mark Gartner is head of investment development at private equity firm ClearLight Partners LLC, which is dedicated to the lower middle market. Over his years in the industry, he’s seen a sea change in how PE firms go after potential targets, from “smiling and dialing” to using CRMs and data
Sander Zagzebski | M&A Outlook for the Rest of 2020
Back in May, Sander Zagzebski maintained that COVID-19 was not a black swan. He even saw a silver lining in the pandemic in the form of opportunity for savvy players in the M&A world to make significant gains. In this episode we talk about his original prediction and how it
Louis Lehot | The Biggest Changes in IP in the Last 10 Years
As a veteran M&A lawyer in the Bay Area, Louis Lehot has advised many public and private companies, VCs, investors, and more on forming, financing, governing, and buying and selling companies. Formerly with DLA Piper, Louis founded his boutique law firm, L2 Counsel, to serve the unique needs of entrepreneurs
Laura Simms | What To Expect In M&A Post-Pandemic
On this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we speak with special guest, Laura Simms. Laura handles Business Development at Strait Capital, a fund solutions provider offering a full range of financial solutions to hedge funds, private equity, family offices, and alternative asset managers. From their Dallas headquarters, Strait delivers fund
Jo Bennett-Coles | The Biggest Myths About Credit Insurance
Asset-based lending is one of the best ways for mid-sized companies to get to the next level. And the role of credit insurance, which has vastly improved since the days of the Great Recession, is often overlooked… yet will be vital to recovery after countries – and the companies in