Episodes

An earnout is a bet on your old business with a new jockey, and the purchase agreement decides who sets the course.

Clock-in, clock-out leadership doesn't survive a PE hold period. Kip Knippel on the mindset private equity firms hire for.

Earnouts, termination fees and escrow holdbacks can move more money than the headline price. Joe Prencipe says too many people negotiate them without knowing the market.

The number in the LOI is real, but it is built from pieces, and only one of them shows up in your account on closing day.

Already had one exit? Kip Knippel on how finance leaders and founders get back in the room for the next PE-backed company.

Law firms have long been off-limits to outside investors. Joe Prencipe explains what a law firm MSO is and why private equity is paying attention now.

A founder who went from film producer to AI founder to investment banker explains what his firm actually does, using one unusually structured deal as the example.

When a PE firm buys a company and the founder steps out, the next CEO and CFO need to be built for speed, growth and an exit.

Most buyers and sellers never see what their deal lawyer is actually doing for them. Joe Prencipe explains what to look for before you hire one.

Host Joshua Wilson introduces The PE Podcast, a private equity show for both sides of the deal table: sponsors, searchers, family offices and lenders, and the founders and owners selling to them.