How to Double EBITDA in 3 Years The Multi-Unit Retail Playbook
In this episode of the Raw Selection Private Equity Podcast, Jeff Helfgott, CEO of Boardroom Salon, shares his playbook for doubling EBITDA in three years within a multi‑unit retail business. He emphasizes that talent assessment and development are as critical as financial underwriting, describing a matrix that evaluates executives on current capabilities and integrity, and the practice of distilling each role to three non‑negotiable responsibilities. Helfgott also details how robust data infrastructure, employee retention strategies, and a disciplined EOS planning cadence drive revenue growth and operational resilience, especially through challenges like COVID‑19.
Decamillionaire Fireside Chat: Due Diligence Tools, Strategies and Case Studies | Marc Halpern
In this fireside chat, Marc Halpern, co‑founder of the Deep Due Diligence Investors Club, explains how his group uses a rigorous, three‑layer framework—sponsor (the jockey), opportunity (the horse), and macro environment (the track)—to evaluate private‑placement deals. He describes their AI‑driven...
Exited Founder Podcast | Andrew Kirpalani: From Bar Napkin to Acquisition — Exiting WorkHound
In this episode, co‑founder and CTO Andrew Kirpalani recounts how a $20K accelerator deal sparked the creation of WorkHound, a mobile‑first employee engagement platform for truck drivers. He explains how his varied startup engineering background informed the product’s design and...
A Pro-Worker Experiment in Private Equity
In this episode, Planet Money explores a novel private‑equity experiment led by Pete Stavros at KKR, who tried to give workers ownership stakes in the companies they run, starting with Capital Safety’s Red Wing plant. The story follows Cindy Cordes,...
ETA Is Breaking (and Going Global): Investor Conflict, Weak Boards, and Structural Shifts - Ibrahim Abdel Rahim of Moonbase Capital
In this episode of Surge Funded, Ibrahim Abdel Rahim of Moonbase Capital reflects on five years of growth in the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) space, highlighting the shift from a Europe‑centric model to a truly global, home‑based approach with searchers...
The Investing Strategy in the Franchising and Multi-Unit Retail Sector
In this episode of the Raw Selection Private Equity Podcast, co‑managing partner Mike Esposito of Franchise Equity Partners (FEP) discusses his transition from a 30‑year career at Goldman Sachs to building a niche private‑equity firm focused on franchising and multi‑unit...
Liquid Private Equity & Volatility Laundering (Owen Lamont & Randy Cohen) | #625
In this episode, Owen Lamont of Acadian Asset Management and Harvard professor Randy Cohen discuss the evolution and appeal of private equity, focusing on its historically higher returns and lower reported volatility compared to public markets. They explore the concept...
Lattice and Crosschq Acquire
In this 7‑minute episode of This Week in RegTech, host Chris Russell highlights two major acquisitions shaping talent acquisition: Crosschq’s purchase of Tradeify to create an outcome‑trained hiring model, and Lattice’s acquisition of Mandela’s AI‑native coaching tech to accelerate its...
Mayo-Mustard Merger, Creatine Craze and HOP WTR On Top
The podcast highlighted McCormick's pending merger with Unilever's food division, uniting brands like Hellmann's and French's. Constellation Brands agreed to acquire HOP WTR, a functional sparkling water, while Create Wellness secured $20 million to expand into powdered beverages. Q Mixers announced its first...
M&A Roll-Up Playbook: How Zayo Did 45 Acquisitions and Returned 8.5x | Dan Caruso (Part 1)
In this episode, Dan Caruso, founder and former CEO of Zayo, walks through his 45‑deal roll‑up strategy that delivered an 8.5x return, sharing how he built a disciplined, buyer‑led M&A thesis, sourced and integrated fiber assets, and allocated capital to...
When And How To Sell Your Company
In this episode, the hosts discuss the complexities of selling a private‑equity‑backed company, covering when to exit, why timing matters, and the role of market conditions, management goals, and fund‑level liquidity needs. They explain the typical five‑year investment horizon, how...
UFA Completes $48.2 Million Acquisition of AgraCity Assets
UFA completed a $48.2 million acquisition of AgriCity’s crop‑protection assets, including a finished fertilizer blender at Belle Plaine, registrations, IP and a packaging facility in Saskatoon. CEO Fred Toon emphasized that the deal uniquely guarantees farmers who were owed product by...
Nobody Told Us This Was M&A Week
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, hosts Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and Lou Whiteman dissect a wave of high‑profile M&A activity, focusing on two massive food‑industry deals—a $26 billion acquisition of Restaurant Depot by Cisco Food Services and a $44 billion...
From Brooklyn to $500M Exits: 7 Capital Raising Secrets | Centimillionaire Strategy Talk
Jody Chapnick, a serial entrepreneur who grew up in Brooklyn, outlines the playbook behind his $500 million REIT IPO, a $250 million pharma exit, and multiple insurance roll‑ups. In a Centimillionaire Strategy Talk he breaks down how he raised hundreds of millions...
Mastery of the Psychology of Change & Transformation
In this episode of the Raw Selection Private Equity Podcast, former CEO Meg Pogue discusses how the psychology of change and transformation impacts private‑equity‑driven acquisitions. She explains that most employees react to change with fear because it threatens their need...
