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January 18, 2024
Tune Your PE Growth Engine With These 4 Principles
By Jack Bowen
Chief Outsiders columnist Jack Bowen outlines how to optimize portfolio-company performance and maximize growth opportunities.
May 5, 2023
Facing Economic Headwinds, Deal Math Changes
Several area dealmakers chimed in on how they see the current market; how buyers, sellers and entrepreneurs are faring; and their expectations for how the remainder of the deal year plays out. Check out what they have to say.
May 19, 2022
Investment opportunities in Esports
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz's Scott Norcross, along with eFuse's Matthew Benson, Jonathan Sumers of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Kaulig Capital's Brooke Hradisky, discuss the Esports sector, the investment opportunities there, and how Esports companies are financing growth.
November 5, 2021
How capital sees companies during a disruption
Marcum LLP's Greg Skoda, along with U.S. Banks’ Alan Zang, Walnut Ridge’s Michael Moran and U.S. Acute Care Solutions Executive Chairman Dominic Bagnoli, explore building unique capital stack structures to fuel growth.
February 26, 2021
Serial entrepreneur Steve McHale offers insight into his investment process
Steve McHale talks about how he identifies investment targets and what trends he’s chasing with his investment dollars.
April 13, 2018
Umberto P. Fedeli
Umberto Fedeli is a prolific investor who has bought stock in hundreds, if not thousands of businesses, banks and other organizations over the years. We talk with him about his approach to dealmaking and investing, his read on the M&A sector today and the value of being really good at something.
January 19, 2018
Next Sparc's Len Pagon Jr.
Next Sparc CEO Len Pagon Jr. shares how he’s learned to be discerning and the importance of Warren Buffett’s rules for investing.