The Founder’s Guide to Capital
National Business Capital's Joe Camberato talks about founders' common capital misconceptions
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What a Well-Built Capital Stack Actually Protects
A capital stack succeeds or fails on how it's sequenced, not how much sits in it. Two client stories, from opposite ends of the calendar, show what disciplined capital design actually looks like.
Capital Structure Is Only Half the Deal
Middle-market companies create durable transaction value when financing supports the operating capabilities required to execute, integrate, and scale
Growing Into the Middle Market: How Small Businesses Size Up
National Business Capital's Joe Camberato is back on the podcast to discuss scaling small businesses with a calibrated capital stack
The New Normal for Middle-Market M&A
Dealmakers face a more disciplined and structurally different debt market than pre-2022
Resilience and Discipline in the Lower Middle Market
Chris Hendrix of TPG Twin Brook debunks myths about why there may be more inherent risk in the lower middle market
Why Deal Timing Is Really a Test of Capital Readiness
In middle-market M&A, the tempo a deal demands reveals whether a business is actually ready for the capital it's asking for. Two cases in point.
The Subordinated Debt Strategy for Growth
National Business Capital's Joe Camberato discusses a capital stack strategy that includes sub debt
Midmarket Borrowers Play Offense with Private Capital
KeyBank's Chris Picardi joins the podcast with the latest data on private capital usage