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- What Is a Law Firm MSO? | Joe Prencipe, Prencipe International
What is a law firm MSO? Joe Prencipe, Managing Partner at Prencipe International, explains how management services organizations are opening law firms to private equity, family office, and strategic investors, and why AI automation is driving the interest.
About Joe Prencipe: Joe is an M&A attorney who began his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and clerked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He advises private equity groups, family offices, and strategic acquirers on lower middle market transactions.
Connect with Joe Prencipe:
Website: https://www.prencipe.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeprencipe/
Connect with host Joshua Wilson:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
Follow The PE Podcast:
Website: https://www.thepepodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pe-podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepepodcast
More private equity questions answered: https://www.thepepodcast.com/questions/
A One Iron Network production: Executive Producer Joshua Wilson
The PE Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed is investment, legal, tax, or financial advice, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security or fund interest.Disclaimer: Joshua Wilson is a licensed Florida real estate broker (BK3038350) and holds FINRA Series 79 and Series 63 licensure. The PE Podcast is produced by One Iron Network LLC for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed constitutes investment advice, legal or tax advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security or to pursue or avoid any transaction. All views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of One Iron Network LLC, Smooth Stone Capital, any regulatory agency, or any employer. Any performance figures, valuations, or transaction terms discussed are historical, specific to the circumstances described, and are not indicative of future results. Listeners should consult their own legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any business, financial, or transaction decision.
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https://www.oneironnetwork.com/3 min - What Does a Capital Advisory Firm Do? | Jesse Welch, MidCap Global
What does a capital advisory firm do? Jesse Welch, Founder & CEO at MidCap Global, explains how his firm works buy side, sell side and on financing for lower middle market companies, and walks through a structured music IP roll-up built around an SPV, preferred equity and an equity ratchet.
About Jesse Welch: Jesse Welch is the founder of MidCap Global, a capital advisory and investment banking firm that advises on selling, buying and financing businesses. He also hosts Capital Love Letters, where he reads real deal documents on camera and shows which clauses decide who gets paid, and when.
Connect with Jesse Welch:
Website: https://www.midcapglobal.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeg26
Connect with host Joshua Wilson:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
Follow The PE Podcast:
Website: https://www.thepepodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pe-podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepepodcast
More private equity questions answered: https://www.thepepodcast.com/questions/
A One Iron Network production: Executive Producer Joshua Wilson
The PE Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed is investment, legal, tax, or financial advice, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security or fund interest.
boutique investment bank, capital advisory, buy side and sell side, SPV structure, preferred equity, equity ratchet, music IP roll-upDisclaimer: Joshua Wilson is a licensed Florida real estate broker (BK3038350) and holds FINRA Series 79 and Series 63 licensure. The PE Podcast is produced by One Iron Network LLC for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed constitutes investment advice, legal or tax advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security or to pursue or avoid any transaction. All views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of One Iron Network LLC, Smooth Stone Capital, any regulatory agency, or any employer. Any performance figures, valuations, or transaction terms discussed are historical, specific to the circumstances described, and are not indicative of future results. Listeners should consult their own legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any business, financial, or transaction decision.
Let's Connect on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
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https://www.oneironnetwork.com/3 min - What Do Private Equity Firms Look For in a CEO or CFO? | Kip Knippel, KIP Search
What do private equity firms look for in a CEO or CFO? Kip Knippel, President & CEO at KIP Search, explains why PE-backed companies need C-suite leaders who come in, make an immediate impact, grow the business, exit, and do it again — whether that's a new CEO replacing an exiting founder or a CFO with deep M&A experience to roll up other companies in the industry.
About Kip Knippel: Kip is President and CEO of KIP Search, a Minneapolis-based retained executive search firm that places C-level leaders, with a practice focused on private equity, venture capital, family offices, EOS companies and emerging technology. He began his career as an M&A and commercial real estate lawyer and hosts the Capitalist Culture podcast.
Connect with Kip Knippel:
Website: https://www.kipsearch.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kipknippel/
Connect with host Joshua Wilson:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
Follow The PE Podcast:
Website: https://www.thepepodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pe-podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepepodcast
More private equity questions answered: https://www.thepepodcast.com/questions/
A One Iron Network production: Executive Producer Joshua Wilson
The PE Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed is investment, legal, tax, or financial advice, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security or fund interest.Disclaimer: Joshua Wilson is a licensed Florida real estate broker (BK3038350) and holds FINRA Series 79 and Series 63 licensure. The PE Podcast is produced by One Iron Network LLC for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed constitutes investment advice, legal or tax advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security or to pursue or avoid any transaction. All views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of One Iron Network LLC, Smooth Stone Capital, any regulatory agency, or any employer. Any performance figures, valuations, or transaction terms discussed are historical, specific to the circumstances described, and are not indicative of future results. Listeners should consult their own legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any business, financial, or transaction decision.
Let's Connect on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
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https://www.oneironnetwork.com/2 min - What Should You Look for in an M&A Lawyer? | Joe Prencipe, Prencipe International
What should you look for in an M&A lawyer for a lower middle market deal? Joe Prencipe, Managing Partner at Prencipe International, explains why big-firm transaction experience and an operator's perspective change what your deal counsel actually does for you.
About Joe Prencipe: Joe is an M&A attorney who began his career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and clerked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He advises private equity groups, family offices, and strategic acquirers on lower middle market transactions.
Connect with Joe Prencipe:
Website: https://www.prencipe.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeprencipe/
Connect with host Joshua Wilson:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
Follow The PE Podcast:
Website: https://www.thepepodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pe-podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thepepodcast
More private equity questions answered: https://www.thepepodcast.com/questions/
A One Iron Network production: Executive Producer Joshua Wilson
M&A attorney, deal counsel, lower middle market M&A, private equity, family office, strategic acquirer, selling a business
The PE Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed is investment, legal, tax, or financial advice, or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security or fund interest.Disclaimer: Joshua Wilson is a licensed Florida real estate broker (BK3038350) and holds FINRA Series 79 and Series 63 licensure. The PE Podcast is produced by One Iron Network LLC for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed constitutes investment advice, legal or tax advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security or to pursue or avoid any transaction. All views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of One Iron Network LLC, Smooth Stone Capital, any regulatory agency, or any employer. Any performance figures, valuations, or transaction terms discussed are historical, specific to the circumstances described, and are not indicative of future results. Listeners should consult their own legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any business, financial, or transaction decision.
Let's Connect on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
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https://www.oneironnetwork.com/2 min - Introducing The PE Podcast: Private Equity for Sponsors, Searchers, and Business Owners — Joshua Wilson
There are two sides to every deal. On one side, the sponsor underwriting what a business could be worth in five years. On the other, the owner who built it and gets one shot at getting the transaction right.
Most private equity shows talk to one of those sides. This one talks to both.
EPISODE SUMMARY
The PE Podcast is a show for both sides of the deal table. Host Joshua Wilson, founder of One Iron Network, introduces a program covering deals, ownership, investing, and operating — with sponsors, independent sponsors, search fund entrepreneurs, family offices investing directly, operating partners, and acquisition lenders on one side, and founder-CEOs, second-generation owners, and lower-middle-market sellers on the other. Expect practical conversations about how deals actually get done: how buyers underwrite a business, what an owner needs to understand before signing a letter of intent, and what the people who have sat at that table learned from the wins and the failures. No pitches. No predictions.
🎯 What We Cover
- Why most private equity shows speak to one side of the table, and what gets missed
- Who the show is for on the sponsor side: funds, independent sponsors, searchers, family offices investing directly, operating partners, and lenders
- Who it is for on the owner side: founder-CEOs weighing an exit, second-generation owners in succession, and operators approached by a buyer
- What "one transaction that matters" means for an owner who spent a career building it
- How sponsors think about a business across a five-year hold
- Why the lender, the operator, the advisor, and the owner each read the same deal differently
- What a few thousand interviews taught Joshua about useful conversations
- The format: no pitches, no predictions, no market calls
- Where the show lives, and how to get on it
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🏢 A One Iron Network production — oneironnetwork.comDisclaimer: Joshua Wilson is a licensed Florida real estate broker (BK3038350) and holds FINRA Series 79 and Series 63 licensure. The PE Podcast is produced by One Iron Network LLC for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed constitutes investment advice, legal or tax advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security or to pursue or avoid any transaction. All views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of One Iron Network LLC, Smooth Stone Capital, any regulatory agency, or any employer. Any performance figures, valuations, or transaction terms discussed are historical, specific to the circumstances described, and are not indicative of future results. Listeners should consult their own legal, financial, and tax professionals before making any business, financial, or transaction decision.
Let's Connect on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrucewilson/
Follow The PE Podcast:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pe-podcast/
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https://www.oneironnetwork.com/2 min
About The PE Podcast
From the publisher's feed
The PE Podcast covers private equity, deals, and ownership.
Direct conversations with sponsors, operators, lenders, and the business owners sitting on the other side of the table. How deals…
actually get done, what changes after a sponsor takes control, and what owners wish they had known before they signed.
Most private equity coverage talks to one side of the table. This show talks to both.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
Mergers and acquisitions in the lower middle market. How private equity firms source and win deals. Independent sponsors and how they raise capital deal by deal. Search funds and first acquisitions. Family offices buying directly instead of through funds. What operating partners actually do inside a portfolio company. Add-on acquisitions and platform strategy. Valuation, EBITDA adjustments, and what a quality of earnings report really tests. Letters of intent, earnouts, rollover equity, and working capital pegs. Due diligence from both sides. Exit planning for founders. Life after close, and what changes when a sponsor owns the business.
QUESTIONS WE KEEP COMING BACK TO
What is my business actually worth, and who decides? When is the right time to sell, and what does being ready look like? What does a private equity buyer look for that a strategic buyer does not? How much of the purchase price is cash at close, and how much is structure? What is rollover equity and should I take it? What happens to my team after the deal? How do independent sponsors and search funds finance an acquisition without a committed fund? Why do deals fall apart between LOI and close? What does the first hundred days under new ownership look like? How do I find a buyer without putting my business on the open market?
WHO THIS IS FOR
Private equity professionals, independent sponsors, search fund entrepreneurs, family offices, operating partners, M&A advisors, lenders, and founders weighing an exit.
Hosted by Joshua Wilson, founder of One Iron Network and a Florida Real Estate Broker. A One Iron Network production.
Website: https://thePEpodcast.com
Website: https://oneironnetwork.com/
YouTube: youtube.com/@thepepodcast
Contact: [email protected]
Most private equity coverage talks to one side of the table. This show talks to both.
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
Mergers and acquisitions in the lower middle market. How private equity firms source and win deals. Independent sponsors and how they raise capital deal by deal. Search funds and first acquisitions. Family offices buying directly instead of through funds. What operating partners actually do inside a portfolio company. Add-on acquisitions and platform strategy. Valuation, EBITDA adjustments, and what a quality of earnings report really tests. Letters of intent, earnouts, rollover equity, and working capital pegs. Due diligence from both sides. Exit planning for founders. Life after close, and what changes when a sponsor owns the business.
QUESTIONS WE KEEP COMING BACK TO
What is my business actually worth, and who decides? When is the right time to sell, and what does being ready look like? What does a private equity buyer look for that a strategic buyer does not? How much of the purchase price is cash at close, and how much is structure? What is rollover equity and should I take it? What happens to my team after the deal? How do independent sponsors and search funds finance an acquisition without a committed fund? Why do deals fall apart between LOI and close? What does the first hundred days under new ownership look like? How do I find a buyer without putting my business on the open market?
WHO THIS IS FOR
Private equity professionals, independent sponsors, search fund entrepreneurs, family offices, operating partners, M&A advisors, lenders, and founders weighing an exit.
Hosted by Joshua Wilson, founder of One Iron Network and a Florida Real Estate Broker. A One Iron Network production.
Website: https://thePEpodcast.com
Website: https://oneironnetwork.com/
YouTube: youtube.com/@thepepodcast
Contact: [email protected]