Intentional Growth

#317: Permanent Equity with Brent Beshore


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Brent Beshore and his firm Permanent Equity are a perfect example that not all private equity firms are the same. Brent is the CEO and founder, and in today’s interview he talks about the unique approach his firm has in a “messy marketplace” to help business owners monetize their largest asset and step back from their day-to-day work in the company, all while maintaining their legacy.
 
In this episode, Brent and Ryan talk about why Permanent Equity has a 30-year time horizon (typically it’s ten years or less), how he landed on this model, and why he has been able to raise over $300 million based on their philosophy. From there, Brent explains his approach to acquiring companies–both financially and philosophically–and why he focuses so much on alignment with the business owner and management team of the seller. Brent has a very unique approach to private equity, and today you will learn one of the fundamental principles his entire business is built on: transparency–and why it has yielded so much success.
 
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What You Will Learn
How Permanent Equity returns the capital to their investors with the desired rate of return even though there is a 30-year hold period.
How Brent and Permanent Equity are able to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from investors on inbound requests only.
How Permanent Equity makes money without charging management fees.
Why Brent’s firm has a 30-year time horizon and what doors that has opened up for his firm and portfolio companies.
How Brent and Permanent Equity view deal structures and debt in his acquisitions.
Why Brent believes compounding (money and relationships) over long periods of time will get the maximum year ROI for all the stakeholders.
Why the biggest check written to a business owner could mean they don’t have any say in what happens next with their company. 
Why Brent wants to partner with the existing owners of the companies. 
Why transparency is Brent’s main philosophy when it comes to working with stakeholders and how it has avoided bad deals.
 
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Bio:
Brent Beshore is the CEO and founder of Permanent Equity. Brent leads the firm and, more specifically, the acquisition and diligence teams while supporting portfolio company operators.  Brent also serves on the board of Love Columbia, a mid-Misso
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