Tune into this episode to hear Scott’s tips for people interested in starting as an independent sponsor field. He offers strategies for how to cultivate strong relationships with businesses and potential capital providers as well as get the most juice out of a deal. The episode also covers the pros and cons of doing deals with multiple capital providers and the importance of carving out a niche for yourself as an independent sponsor.

On this episode of Deal-by-Deal, John talks to hosts Rebecca Brophy and Jon Finger about how he got involved in independent sponsorship and where he thinks the investing model is going. Tune in to hear about how to get started as an independent sponsor, what kind of financial and legal terms you should keep in mind when making deals, and how to find the partners and capital providers: the “right people, with the right appetite, the right check size, and the right time.”

On this episode of Deal by Deal (yes, we’ve changed the name!), Greg Hawver and Richard Grant, Partners at McGuireWoods, tease out the lessons from investor success stories. The second half of the episode features Brad Harrop of Capstone Headwaters and McGuireWoods’ Brian Coughlin discussing debt finance. Be it negotiating M&A and upstream equity documents or working on the credit agreement, understanding this part of the deal process is critical to overall investment knowledge. Also...

What happens when a letter of intent (LOI) doesn’t accurately capture the economics of a deal? How can you, as an independent sponsor, understand “what’s market” for the three fundamental building blocks of the independent sponsor economic package – management fees, closing fees and carried interest? These questions and others pertinent to independent sponsors and professionals who employ the independent sponsor model are the kind of topics to be explored on Carried Interest, a new podcast...

Welcome to Deal-by-Deal, an Independent Sponsor Podcast by McGuireWoods. Deal-by-Deal invites you to the conversations with experienced independent sponsors and professionals who employ the independent sponsor model. Join Greg, Jeff, and Rebecca as they explore middle-market Private Equity M&A to provide you with timely insights and relevant takeaways. Through a mix of educational episodes and interviews with seasoned independent sponsors, our hosts will provide substantive guidance on...