The Dealmaker Uncut podcast gets inside the heart of the deal.
In every episode, award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate ...
Clare Roberts OBE is the founder and CEO of Kids Planet. She launched the business with her father in 2008 at two new locations in Warrington and Widnes after becoming disappointed at the quality of childcare available.
Today, Kids Planet is the UK’s third largest nursery group with 220+ nurseries and looks after more than 25,000 children. Roberts talks about her approach to acquisition and her two fundraising rounds with BGF and Fremman Capital, who acquired a majority stake in 2021.
In a far-ranging interview, the award-winning entrepreneur shares her insights about running a rapidly scaling family business.
In the second half of the show, Jonathan Boyers answers your questions.
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Reaching £1bn milestone in business
As the CEO of Travel Counsellors, Steve Byrne is one of the UK’s most popular and highly-regarded business leaders.
Under his leadership, Travel Counsellors has just hit the milestone of £1bn in sales for the first time – and plans to hit £2bn in five years.
In a far-reaching interview, Byrne discusses leading an MBO; securing a secondary buyout; his approach to acquisition; and how he navigated the company through the challenge of Covid.
He also talks about his decision never to use the word ‘survival’ during the pandemic and why ‘caring and kindness’ is crucial in today’s business world.
In a deeply moving interview Byrne also talks about something his late father taught him and why he continues to draw inspiration from Rob Burrow’s approach to his illness.
In the second half of the show, Jonathan answers your questions around private equity.
The Dealmaker Uncut podcast gets inside the heart of the deal.
In every episode, award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and journalist Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, are joined by a special guest from the world of business.
The podcast discusses everything from growth; investment; M&A; surviving a crisis; becoming a unicorn; international markets; leadership; life after exit; and a lot more beside.
In the second half of the show, Jonathan leans on his 30+ years of working in corporate finance to answer your questions.
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