• 1: Funding Your SMB Acquisition: Debt and Equity Finance Trends

  • Feb 12 2025
  • Length: 36 mins
  • Podcast

1: Funding Your SMB Acquisition: Debt and Equity Finance Trends

  • Summary

  • Hosted by:

    Gareth Hawkins – CEO & Co-Founder at BizCrunch (exited founder, M&A investor)
    Adam Kempner – Managing Director at Coefficient

    In This Episode:

    • [00:00] – Intro to M&A Zing & Hosts
    • [01:50] – Major M&A Headlines (Clawback’s Big Acquisition)
    • [04:42] – Building a Diversified Portfolio vs. Single-Sector Focus
    • [07:38] – New UK Search Funds Closing Their Rounds
    • [10:45] – The State of Financing in SMB M&A
    • [15:12] – Debt vs. Equity: Key Considerations for Searchers
    • [34:39] – Wrap-Up & Next Week’s Preview

    The M&A Zing is a Podcast series devoted to Acquisition Entrepreneurs, Search-Funds and HoldCo Builders in the UK and EU.

    Each week we dive-in to topics and challenges that impact SMB Succession M&A, and explore the highs and lows of Searching, Acquiring, Owning, Operating and Exiting small and medium-sized businesses.

    We bring you interviews, news, and practical tips on all things SMB M&A—particularly in the UK and EU markets.

    This week we explore the state of financing for micro-cap M&A—covering cash-flow lending, asset-based lending, and how to secure equity.
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