Local and global investors alike are eager to tap into demand for nearshoring from U.S. and Canadian businesses, which remains high. Investors are also starting to back companies that serve local markets.  In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, host Ben Bruggeworth talks with 7MA colleagues Horacio Yenaropulos and Daniel Siller, both managing directors at 7MA.  Investors are “looking for nearshoring advantages and for good businesses with good capabilities inside the region,” says Horacio....

“We at 7 Mile Advisors are serving companies who are helping businesses procure and use technology in an effort to develop, capture, connect, move, store, compute, and secure data,” explains Founding Partner Tripp Davis, of his work at 7MA.  On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, host Ben Bruggeworth talks with 7MA colleagues Tripp Davis, a Founding Partner, and Tim Frye, a Managing Director, about the Managed Services Providers (MSPs) space and what they ultimately foresee happening in the...

7MA’s Sydney Scadden, Nic Anderle, and Tyler Ratterree all have one significant thing in common - they sought internships to propel their careers.  While in college, Nic had two internships  - one at RSM, which gave him great hands-on accounting experience, and another at Copper Run, which ultimately swayed him to pursue an investment banking career path.  With a plethora of internship experiences under his belt -  in everything from commercial banks and their loan servicing departments to...

Happy New Year and thank you for joining us in our first 2023 episode of Deal Talk with 7MA.  In today’s episode, 7 Mile’s co-founders Leroy Davis, Andy Johnston, and Tripp Davis join Steve Sypek to reflect on the eventful period in the M&A world over the past couple years. They recount coming off a historic year in 2021, where M&A activity in the technology services space and the broader market was at all time highs. They discuss some challenges that 2022 introduced that they may not...

After attending the HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, Andy Johnston and Ben Garber have insight into the top industry trends as they relate to digital transformation. According to Andy and Ben, healthcare providers and digital service companies are increasingly coming together to shape a more interconnected data environment. The focus on cybersecurity initiatives was an emerging topic of particular interest. As companies embrace digital and move their data to the cloud, the...

Pablo Hernández became an entrepreneur at just 14 years old when he founded Ingenia Agency, the company he still runs today. As the oldest of seven boys, he had an early start to entrepreneurship through his father, who owned a successful chain of language schools in Mexico. Pablo would accompany his father to work over the summer months, where he first discovered the possibilities available through the internet. "I was one of the few guys in Mexico who knew how to program websites. Anybody I...

Tom Delbrook grew up loading trucks at UPS. What was originally just a part-time job to get through college led him to discover deals and acquisitions. “UPS was a great business to learn from. They're willing to constantly challenge you and give you jobs you're not prepared for to see if you can pull it off,” Tom says. Tom recently joined the 7 Mile Advisors Atlanta team. Just as he experienced at UPS, he believes that people need to be willing to constantly try new things, look at new...

In this special episode, recorded during 7 Mile Advisors’ 2021’s ACCESS Conference, 7MA Managing Director Horacio Yenaropulos hosts a panel discussion on exploring international M&A trends, focused on Latin America. Joining Horacio are experienced international investor Mario Masrieh, Principal at Trivest Partners, which recently invested in Argentinian FinTech company Veritran; and Daniel Lopatin, Co-founder and CFO of tech consultancy ArganoUV. Daniel’s company United Virtualities was...

In this special episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Partner Tripp Davis leads a discussion on navigating M&A as a business owner or operator. For the panel discussion, which was part of 7MA’s ACCESS Conference 2021, Tripp is joined by David Lewis, Founder and CEO of DemandGen (acquired by BDO) and Partner at BDO Digital; Andy Fay, Chief Revenue Officer of Innovasource (acquired by Energizer); and George Young, Founder, CEO, and now Managing Director of Kalypso (acquired by Rockwell...

Join 7MA Partner Leroy Davis as he sits down for a fireside chat with the Assistant Director for Science and Exploration Science Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Richard (Rick) Davis. On this special episode of Deal Talk, as part of the 2021 ACCESS Conference, they discuss Richard’s background and the fascinating work his team is doing on the Mission to Mars program. Leroy takes the opportunity to ask Rick how he first became interested in space, his involvement in the Mars Mission, and the...

How has the IT Services sector fared in M&A activity over the last 18 months? On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA — part of a series recorded during the ACCESS 2021 Conference Hosted by 7 Mile Advisors — Partner John Cooper provides an update on the M&A landscape. He walks us through how 7MA sees the M&A landscape including general market trends, commentary from the firm, target markets, and Q&A from the audience. View the accompanying presentation here. 7MA has closed 29...

If there’s a key to success in entrepreneurship, it could be peer-to-peer networks. Alex Robbio learned this firsthand. With his brother, Federico, and father, Luis, Alex co-founded Belatrix Software, a company that provides digital solutions and IT outsourcing services from Latin America mostly to clients in the U.S. Together they bootstrapped from zero to over 700 employees, with delivery centers in and operations in five different countries - including Spain, Peru, and Colombia, as well as...

In the wake of COVID-19, 7 Mile Advisors’ recently appointed Managing Director of the Latin America (LATAM) sector, Horacio Yenaropulos, is seeing many companies reflect on the shortcomings the pandemic revealed. In particular, many realized they were well behind in terms of digital transformation. On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Horacio discusses his new role, how his background can benefit business owners, and trends across IT services within Latin America.

On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Leroy provides invaluable insights for entrepreneurs who want to sell, particularly when intellectual property assets are part of the deal. He also shares about how to prepare yourself mentally to pass the torch on to someone else. “As an owner, are you ready to hand the keys to somebody else and give up control? That’s a big deal.”

On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, 7 Mile Advisors Senior Associate Sydney Scadden sits down with Rob and Sean to talk about selling their company to Ernst & Young in October 2020. Zilker entered the deal process with a clear picture of what was most important — finding a good cultural fit between their company and the buyer — and how they would guide their 300+ employees through the decision.

2020 was quite a year. Despite unprecedented setbacks and volatility, business moved and deals took place. On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, the firm’s Founding Partners Andy Johnston, Tripp Davis, and Leroy Davis review major transactions from the past year and discuss market opportunities that arose over 2020.

On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Managing Director Ben Lunka joins us to provide an update on the M&A market over the course of this exceptional year. This episode is part of a series recorded during the ACCESS 2020 Event. In this episode, Ben discusses how the M&A market has navigated COVID-19, general market trends and themes we saw over the course of the year, particular segments of the market that the 7 Mile team focuses on, and where we see the market trending from an...

Jeff Vogel, Partner at Court Square Capital Partners; Jared Ruger, Partner at Bertram Capital; and Iveshu Bhatia, Managing Director of Private Equity at Audax Group, can all agree on one important piece of advice: your partner matters more than the cost of capital, so be honest with them. “Things that allow you to communicate well will fundamentally come from having command of your business and being honest about where you're good, where you're bad and what you need help with,” Iveshu says....

Scott Kaplan, Director of Corporate Development at S4 Capital, and Blake Clifton, Head of Corporate Development at Cognizant, are both overseeing M&A at people-based organizations, which requires a commitment to effective communication and culture. In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Scott and Blake discuss effective transitional strategies, how to know when a deal is right for both parties and how maintaining an open line of communication is crucial in M&A.

Glenn Youngkin didn’t plan on becoming the Co-CEO of one of the world's largest private capital firms. He was shooting for the moon — and wherever else NASA would be sending astronauts by the time he graduated. In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Glenn discusses what he learned at The Carlyle Group, which includes how to adapt to the increasingly technology-driven world, the importance of ESG components in every business plan and the key components of every good business that attract...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a sense of uncertainty to business owners, strategic buyers, and private equity groups who continue to gauge the long-term ramifications to the stock market. In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Ariail Barker and Andy Johnston explore a recurring question in the M&A space, are deals getting done during the COVID-19 pandemic? They examine how businesses are handling the fallout from the pandemic and how the team at 7 Mile Advisors has been able to help...

Despite the struggles of the Healthcare industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in executing transactions and deals remains high. Private equity and strategic investors continue to be on the lookout for providers with whom to strike deals. In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, 7 Mile’s Ben Garber leads the discussion on the evolving landscape of the healthcare M&A space in the wake of COVID-19. Ben is joined by Frank Pellegrino, Lara Flatau, and Angela Humphreys from Bass, Berry...

Businesses in industries across the board are still reeling from the impacts of the current COVID-19 health crisis. The majority have had to pivot and rethink many of their processes while generating innovative solutions to better serve their clients. In the M&A space, for instance, have transactions changed dramatically because of the pandemic? In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, host Leroy Davis joins Rod Martin, Chairman and CEO at Voya Financial, and PPI International’s Jim Galli,...

The U.S. government has taken strides in assisting small and midsize businesses that are suffering financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) from the Small Business Administration, the Federal Reserve will be offering the Main Street Loan Program (MSLP). Although, as of publication, the MSLP hasn’t launched, you can use this time to prepare your materials, should you decide to apply. In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, McGuireWoods...