The Deal Podcast is a business podcast about buying, selling, and building lower middle market companies, hosted by M&A advisor Joshua Wilson and presented by FA Mergers. Rotating co-hosts Scott Shea and Jude David join Joshua for conversations with the founders, family business owners, and investors behind real deals.

Each episode features the people on every side of a transaction: business owners preparing for an exit, private equity sponsors and family offices, strategic buyers and serial acquirers, commercial bankers, and the CPAs, tax and corporate attorneys, and wealth advisors who get deals to the closing table.

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
• Selling a business and planning an exit
• Valuation, quality of earnings, and getting a company ready for a buyer
• Acquisitions, bolt-ons, and growing through M&A
• Private equity, family offices, and independent sponsors in the lower middle market
• Divestitures, succession, and family business transitions
• Regional business stories and the leaders building local economies

QUESTIONS WE KEEP COMING BACK TO
What is my business worth, and when is the right time to sell? When should a buyer order a quality of earnings report? What do private equity buyers look for that a strategic buyer does not? How do owners prepare their team and their numbers before going to market? What separates the deals that close from the ones that fall apart?

WHO THIS IS FOR
Business owners thinking about an exit, buyers and investors growing a portfolio, and the advisors who support them.

New episodes every Monday. A One Iron Network production.

Disclaimer: The views, opinions, and statements expressed by the guest are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Deal Podcast, its hosts, or affiliated organizations. This content is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice.