When’s the best time to engage a debt advisor? “Earlier is better,” says Parm Atwal, managing director at Configure Partners, a credit-oriented investment bank. In this conversation with host Greg Hawver, Parm breaks down the life cycle of debt financing based on a hypothetical independent sponsor or private equity fund under LOI with a manufacturing company. Tune in as he shares how Configure strategizes with its clients and what his “crystal ball” reveals about the market landscape. 

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The scenario is this: an independent sponsor is acquiring a manufacturing company for $50 million. Andrew Skowronski, an executive compensation partner at McGuireWoods, outlines the lifecycle of this hypothetical transaction with host Greg Hawver. Guided by assumptions such as a meaningful rollover and a CEO that the buyer likes, Andrew covers practical negotiation strategies, structural considerations between C-corps and LLCs, and emerging trends in severance arrangements that scale with tenure. 

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If compound interest is the Eighth Wonder of the World (according to Warren Buffet), then multiple re-rating is the Ninth, according to the folks at Altaline Capital Management. Rafael Telahun, managing director of the private equity firm’s technology sector, breaks down how Altaline helps service companies transform themselves into technology-enabled assets, capturing multiple re-rating along the way. In this conversation with hosts Trey Andrews and Jason Griffith, Rafael describes the right targets for transformation: vertical-focused businesses that can transition from transactional to subscription models. Tune in for his insights about how he guides clients, from changing the way they do business to recognizing the implementation costs of transformation.

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Eight years after Ariez Dustoor and his partner launched the investment firm NB Group, Ariez has observed a growing sophistication among independent sponsors. With host Greg Hawver, Ariez discusses why the independent sponsor model offers superior flexibility and opportunity in the ever-changing M&A landscape, including some observations on future use cases for AI applications for market research.

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"When you're doing a sale leaseback transaction, you're not really selling the bricks and the sticks. You're selling a cashflow stream that's backed by a good company," explains Luke Timmis of Signature Associates in this discussion with host Greg Hawver and his McGuireWoods’ colleague Phil Coover. Luke shares how sale leasebacks typically generate a 25-50% premium above appraised property value—unlocking significant capital for private equity firms. The panelists explore lease structures, term lengths, and creative solutions like substitution clauses that allow businesses to relocate while maintaining investor relationships.

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“In terms of the big three numbers – employment, inflation, and GDP growth – our baseline forecast is optimistic,” says Matt Wolf of RSM in this economic outlook discussion with host Greg Hawver. Matt points to a 4.2% unemployment rate, two-and-a-half point inflation, and 2.5% GDP growth. But he also observes that the uncertainty of tariffs is creating “paralysis” among operators and some investors. “There's just too many variables right now to try to game out any sort of meaningful investment,” he suggests.

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Host Greg Hawver interviews Chris Larson of Monroe Capital and Jeff Magny of Lincoln Road Global Management about their buy-and-build strategy in the commercial landscaping industry. Chris and Jeff describe how they work together to finance and execute these acquisitions, the key attributes they look for in a successful buy-and-build strategy, and their outlook for the independent sponsor market in the coming years.

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Grant Kornman, a partner at Align Collaborate, joins hosts Jeff Brooker and Jason Griffith for a primer on tiered carry structures and catch-ups in the private equity market. Grant shares insights about negotiating economics and governance terms, emphasizing the importance of aligning incentives and being a good steward of capital. He highlights the significance of valuations in determining hurdles and sharing percentages, as well as the need for sponsors to collaborate with investors for successful partnerships.

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Host Greg Hawver welcomes his McGuireWoods colleague Mark Freedlander, head of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Group, and Robert Orr, principal at Sandton Capital Partners, to discuss their recent restructuring of a distressed healthcare business. The team took out the existing senior secured lender and allowed an out-of-court restructuring of the business and its capital structure. As Robert explains, they recognized that the company faced challenges – including unsustainable debt – but also that it had a “reason to exist.” “We just needed to solve the balance sheet problems,” he says.

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Hosts Greg Hawver, Jeff Brooker, and Jason Griffith present the 2024 Independent Sponsor Deal Survey, a treasure trove of data compiled from more than 300 transactions by independent sponsors and capital partners. “One of the things that’s really changing in independent sponsor transactions is that the professionalism, the backgrounds of the folks, and the credentials just become better and better every year,” Jeff observes. “And that is resulting in more transaction volume, more sophisticated transactions, and, frankly, larger transactions as well.”

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