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Masters in Small Business M&A

Peter Lehrman
Private Equity
Mergers and Acquisitions
Lower Middle Market
Tucker's Farm
U.S. Manufacturing
Roll-Up Strategy
Med Spa Industry
Investment Banking
Independent Sponsor
Axial
Vertical Market Software
Buffett
LP First Capital
Investing Strategies
Finance To Entrepreneurship (F2E)
Water Distribution
Small Business M&A
SBJ Capital
Operations
Immigration Policy

Welcome to the “Masters in Small Business Mergers and Acquisitions podcast.” I am your host, Peter Lehrman, and I’m the Founder and CEO of Axial (www.axial.net), a trusted online platform for business owners & their M&A advisors to use to safely and intelligently explore and execute capital raises, acquisitions, and exits with strategic buyers or professional financial sponsors.

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Today’s guest is Grant Hensel, founder of Entrepreneurial Capital, a fund that partners with self-funded searchers acquiring small businesses through ETA. After building and exiting businesses of his own, making personal ETA investments, and completi... more

Today's guest is Lane Carrick, founder of Optima Mergers & Acquisitions, a boutique lower middle market investment bank he launched in 2024. Lane brings a “renaissance man” profile and personal story to the M&A advisory seat: he grew up in the Holida... more

Matt Plooster returns to the podcast to deliver a timely update on private credit and specifically its deployment in the lower middle market.

Despite lingering gaps in awareness and education among business owners and professional advisors, the over... more

Today’s guest is James Bohannon of Belzberg & Co., a family office with a significant history of backing lower middle market independent sponsors and leading direct investments.

James joins Peter to discuss the emerging “F2E” (Finance to Entreprene... more

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Recent Guests

Lane Carrick
Founder of Optima Mergers & Acquisitions
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Episode: Lane Carrick on Founder Psychology, Deal Sabotage, and the M&A Emergency Room
Matt Plooster
Founder and CEO of Bridgepoint Investment Banking
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Episode: Revisiting Private Credit and AI with Matt Plooster
James Bohannon
Belzberg Family Office executive leading sourcing/origination for private markets
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Episode: Goodbye Partner Track, Hello “F2E”: James Bohannon of Belzberg & Co.
Eliot Kerlin
Founder and Managing Partner of Broadwing
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Episode: Eliot Kerlin and Broadwing: Principles over Playbooks
Thomas Ince
Co-founder of LP First Capital
LP First Capital
Episode: LP First Capital: Behind the Impressive Rise of a Top-Tier Independent Sponsor
Logan Lowery
Co-founder of LP First Capital
LP First Capital
Episode: LP First Capital: Behind the Impressive Rise of a Top-Tier Independent Sponsor
Nick Huber
Entrepreneur and Author of The Sweaty Startup
Somewhere.com, Bolt Storage
Episode: Nick Huber’s journey from college entrepreneur to RE Acquirer back to full time CEO; a case study in entrepreneurial private equity
Kyle Tucker
Founder of Tucker’s Farm and former private equity professional
Episode: From Apollo & Viking to the Gritty Lower Middle Market. Building Tucker’s Farm with Kyle Tucker
Lance Fenton
Investment professional at Serent Capital
Serent Capital
Episode: Investing in Bootstrapped Vertical Market Software: A Conversation with Lance Fenton

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Peter Lehrman
Host of the podcast, Founder/CEO of Axial

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 34 ratings
  • Excellent Podcast for SMB/ETA Acquisition

    More please!

    Apple Podcasts
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    NicaBD1980
    United States2 years ago

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Focused and practical insights for SMB dealmakers.
High-caliber guests with deep M&A experience.
Good balance of founder psychology and deal mechanics.
Solid guest mix that blends theory with real-world wars stories.
Coherent takeaways that are actionable for exit planning.

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LP First Capital: Behind the Impressive Rise of a Top-Tier Independent Sponsor
Q: How do you approach LP composition on a deal-by-deal basis, and do you have rules of thumb for different scenarios?
They start with the size of capital needed and align with investors experienced in the thesis, aiming for LPs that can support a buy-and-build strategy and provide comfort with longer integration timelines.
LP First Capital: Behind the Impressive Rise of a Top-Tier Independent Sponsor
Q: Could you talk a little bit about the speed and urgency that you just mentioned? What motivates that, and how have you created it?
Speed is a core value; they prioritize rapid communication, quick calls, and fast in-person meetings to maintain deal velocity, while balancing deliberate planning to avoid reckless execution.
Nick Huber’s journey from college entrepreneur to RE Acquirer back to full time CEO; a case study in entrepreneurial private equity
Q: What was the implicit bet that you're making when buying Somewhere.com?
I made a bet on myself as an operator, leveraging global remote teams and improving efficiency.
Nick Huber’s journey from college entrepreneur to RE Acquirer back to full time CEO; a case study in entrepreneurial private equity
Q: What are the seasons of maturity of Bolt Storage from Erie, Pennsylvania to today?
We grew from 55 employees to running three businesses, honing our management team effectively.
Nick Huber’s journey from college entrepreneur to RE Acquirer back to full time CEO; a case study in entrepreneurial private equity
Q: Could you talk a little bit more about just how it went from acquisition number one to now where it is today?
It was super scrappy at the beginning; we didn't have cash behind us to roll these things up, but we evolved significantly.

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The show centers on strategies and realities of buying, selling, and financing small to mid-sized businesses. Episodes often explore founder psychology during exits, deal dynamics and last-minute derailments, and the evolving roles of independent sponsors, private credit, and family offices in lower-middle-market transactions. Guests bring practitioner perspectives—from front-end valuation and deal flow to post-close governance and operator-driven value creation—often blending psychology, finance, and practical operating experience. Listeners likely include owners preparing to exit, M&A advisors, and investors seeking actionable frameworks for faster, smarter SMB transactions and capital raises. A notable through-line is treating transactio... more

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