Business Valuation... Real Talk
by Stephen White
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What happens to your company valuation when interest rates rise.
What happens to your company valuation when interest rates rise.
About this podcast
Each episode of the Business Valuation Real Talk podcast will cover an aspect of the business valuation world from mergers and acquisitions to financing, structuring a family limited partnership through estate planning, practice management and a variety of other relevant topics. The conversations with subject matter experts will provide in-depth discussions, looking at past case studies to provide some context. Mostly, the aim here is to educate the business community in business valuation but there is something here for even the most battle-hardened investment bankers, private bankers, attorneys, accountants, and M&A experts. Each episode features a different industry expert or practitioner, with a new episode added once a month.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 37 episodes
- What happens to your company valuation when interest rates rise. · 24 min · Episode 37Send us Fan Mail The first interest rate increase since July 2023, on September 12th, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to raise its target for the federal-funds…
- Not all Start-ups are Unicorns, but they still may have value · 37 min · Episode 36Send us Fan Mail A unicorn is a mythical horse-like creature with a single, spiraling horn on its forehead, but the term also has distinct meanings in business, specifically in…
- Private Equity M&A, is it smoke and mirrors or is it real for Middle Market Companies · 31 min · Episode 35Send us Fan Mail The US Private Equity Activity increased during the month of June, in comparison to not only its prior month but year over year growth. So does this mean that…
- How AI is increasing Middle Market Company Value · 27 min · Episode 34Send us Fan Mail Whether it is a generative AI, MLA (machine learning applications) or AI enabled productivity, these tools have influenced the financial and strategic drivers of…
- Middle Market Valuations: Control the controllable and manage the things that you cannot · 32 min · Episode 33Send us Fan Mail 2026 has brought the same old story lines which continue to be a factor in the growth of various industries. With new and interesting challenges that seem to pop…
- Bankruptcy as an option, can provide you more than you think! · 31 min · Episode 32Send us Fan Mail Privately Held middle market companies have seen bankruptcies surged in 2025, reaching the highest levels since the Great Recession, with over 700 U.S. corporate…
- The Ultimate Chess Board of Tariffs · 26 min · Episode 31Send us Fan Mail Recent updates to US tariffs on imports from China and our North American trading partners (Mexico and Canada), as well as reciprocal global tariffs on other…
- Is there a need to have business valuation now? · 36 min · Episode 30Send us Fan Mail We are amid the greatest tailwind since 2019, yet it seems different this time around. The stock market is at an all time high. Interest rates went through three…
- Valuations – The Gift That Keeps Giving · 24 min · Episode 29Send us Fan Mail What a valuation provides is a roadmap for future success, The future of securing funding, the future of having fair partner agreements, and a future for…
- Why Not Now? · 38 min · Episode 28Send us Fan Mail Having an accurate valuation for your company, your estate or your exit strategy is critical. If not done correctly it could cost, you or your family in the end…
- Tick Tock Valuations, Something Has to Give!! · 28 min · Episode 27Send us Fan Mail The clock is ticking! We are in the final stretch of 2025 and valuations still have the same challenges as it was at the beginning of the year: market volatility…
- An ESOP Company: The story behind starting and growing an ESOP Company · 45 min · Episode 26Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are going to talk about what happens when a company makes the exciting decision to become an employee-owned company with Christopher Czyryca…
- M&A Valuation 3 T’s: Taxes, Tariffs and Takeovers! · 27 min · Episode 25Send us Fan Mail Even though it feels like we have been in this whirlpool cycle so far in 2025, there have been a lot of interesting things happening in the Merger and…
- ESOPs are creating a lot of buzz! · 36 min · Episode 24Send us Fan Mail Having ESOPs as an alternative platform for a potential exit strategy has gained a lot of momentum for a variety of reasons. This podcast explores three areas of…
- One, Two, Three Go!!!!! · 38 min · Episode 23Send us Fan Mail Our current economic and market conditions have shifted a great deal in the first quarter of 2025. This shift has brought on both uncertainty and the unknown for…
- How Tariffs Affect Privately Held Company Valuations · 27 min · Episode 22Send us Fan Mail As the threat of tariffs hangs over businesses here in the United States, business values will continue to suffer. It can come from increased costs to reduced…
- Valuations New Paradigm Shift: FinTech · 26 min · Episode 21Send us Fan Mail The financial sector, once known for its inefficiencies and complexities, has undergone a revolutionary transformation with the rise of fintech startups. But…
- Preparing Your Business for an Exit · 39 min · Episode 20Send us Fan Mail To kick off 2025, we are going to discuss Preparing your Business for an Exit, with a special guest, Sankeetha Selvarajah. Sankeetha is the chair of Mergers &…
- Valuing Cryptocurrency is like the Phoenix Rising from the Ashes · 25 min · Episode 19Send us Fan Mail The valuation of crypto assets (Bitcoin) has emerged as a critical topic owing to the growth in popularity and adoption of crypto assets. While many recognize…
- The Day After · 32 min · Episode 18Send us Fan Mail One of the most exciting things about receiving the final valuation report is to turn to page 3 – the value of the company. The truth is the real value of the…
