Join the team at Cascade Partners and their network of trusted advisors as they work to demystify details, terminology and strategies in the world of acquisitions, divestitures and financings.
Sell-Side Readiness with Eric Green & Patrick Degnan Part 2
Thinking about selling your business someday? In part two of our Cascade Conversations series on Sell-Side Readiness, Cascade Managing Director Eric Green and Patrick Degnan, Attorney at Clark Hill Law, explore how early planning and thoughtful deal structuring can lead to better results at the closing table. They share the advantages of having a clear strategic plan, explain key concepts like rollover equity, and discuss when to start valuations for estate and gifting purposes. Plus, you’ll ...
4 Nov 2025
Sell-Side Readiness with Eric Green & Patrick Degnan
In part one of our two-part Cascade Conversations series on Sell-Side Readiness, Cascade Managing Director Eric Green sits down with Patrick Degnan, Attorney at Clark Hill PLC, to unpack what every business owner should know before selling their company. From deciding when to start planning to understanding the key steps in the sale process, Green and Degnan explore how to position your business to maximize value. They dive into the nuances between asset and equity sales, navigating contracts...
1 May 2025
EPISODE 1: Forging the Future: Growth, Innovation, and Strategy in the Metal Fabricating Industry
The metal fabricating, machining, and stamping industry is undergoing steady growth and transformation, with global market value expected to exceed $500 billion by 2030. This podcast covers key trends driving M&A activity. Enjoy all our Podcasts | Visit us at Cascade-Partners.com | Follow us on LinkedIn
8 Aug 2024
EPISODE 12: Unlocking M&A Success: Tax Strategies and The Power of Early Planning
In this insightful episode of Cascade Conversations, Eric Green, Managing Director at Cascade Partners, interviews Daniel Soleimani, Tax Practice Lead at Butzel Attorneys and Counselors.
Green and Soleimani delve into the essential aspects of pre-transaction M&A tax planning, exploring the assignment of income doctrine and the importance of early preparation for maximizing tax benefits. Soleimani offers expert guidance on structuring deals to reward long-time employees and underscores the critical partnership between bankers and lawyers in achieving successful business transactions.
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22 May 2024
Representations and Warranties
What are representations and warranties, and why are they essential in M&A transactions?
Join Arjun Murthy, Managing Director at Cascade Partners, and special guest Justin Hanna, Partner at Taft Law, for a thought-provoking two-part Cascade Conversation!
Part 1: Uncover the critical role of representations and warranties in M&A transactions and learn about their significant impact on corporate deals. Don’t miss this engaging and informative discussion!
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22 May 2024
EPISODE 11: Representations and Warranties
What are representations and warranties, and why are they essential in M&A transactions?
Join Arjun Murthy, Managing Director at Cascade Partners, and special guest Justin Hanna, Partner at Taft Law, for a thought-provoking two-part Cascade Conversation!
Part 1: Uncover the critical role of representations and warranties in M&A transactions and learn about their significant impact on corporate deals. Don’t miss this engaging and informative discussion!
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29 Jan 2024
Restructuring and Performance Improvement - Signs your business may need them
This episode of Cascade Conversations features Cascade Managing Directors, Ron Miller and Rajesh Kothari discuss what restructuring really is, how it helps businesses and when a restructuring engagement is most beneficial.
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29 Jan 2024
EPISODE 10: Restructuring and Performance Improvement - Signs your business may need them
This episode of Cascade Conversations features Cascade Managing Directors, Ron Miller and Rajesh Kothari discuss what restructuring really is, how it helps businesses and when a restructuring engagement is most beneficial.
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20 Nov 2023
EPISODE 8: M&A Q3 2023 Quarterly Update
Listen as Matt Miller provides a quarterly M&A update for Q3 2023. Visit: https://bit.ly/473YnaO (https://bit.ly/473YnaO)
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20 Nov 2023
EPISODE 09: M&A Q3 2023 Quarterly Update
Listen as Matt Miller provides a quarterly M&A update for Q3 2023. Visit: https://bit.ly/473YnaO (https://bit.ly/473YnaO)
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8 Nov 2023
Episode 08: Necessary Evolutions in Agriculture
Join Cascade Partners Managing Director Jon Doehr, and Tom Walker, Senior Partner – WalkerInsight, as they discuss the current state of the agricultural industry, the technology trends changing farming’s landscape, and how mergers and acquisitions will accelerate as the industry strives to both feed 10 billion people by 2050 and remain profitable.
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6 Nov 2023
Episode 07: The Power of Letters of Intent
Non-binding does not mean unnecessary!
Cascade Managing Director Rajesh Kothari and Kevin DiDio - Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP break down what the LOI does and the many protections it offers all interested parties before, during and after a transaction. Much of a LOI is non-binding but that doesn't diminish its necessity or power.
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In this episode of Cascade Conversations, Cascade Managing Director Rajesh Kothari, CFA, is joined by McDonald Hopkins Health Care Practice Chair Elizabeth Sullivan to take a deeper look at compliance concerning mergers and acquisitions. Learn why it is vital to have expert legal and financial counsel as early as possible to help navigate the transaction and help advise on various options and their impacts when considering a transaction.
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3 Aug 2023
Episode 05: A Great Defense is a Strong Offense!
Join Raj Kothari, Managing Director – Cascade Partners and Peter Roth, Partner – Varnum Attorneys at Law as they discuss how to help work through challenges and issues with companies to minimize the impact on a potential merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction. Surprises can kill a deal – find out how financial and legal professionals work together to prevent that from happening in this Cascade Conversations episode.
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12 Jul 2023
Episode 04: Labor Considerations in M&A Transactions
This episode of Cascade Conversations discusses how labor regulations and labor union agreements affect all aspects of financial transactions. Check out Cascade Partners Managing Director Ron Reed, and Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC Attorney Michael Blum, as they review stock sales and asset sales regarding labor regulations, the obligations and risks of assuming labor agreements, as well as how they affect due diligence, terms sheets, private equity, and benefit plans. Michael has devoted his impressive career to Labor Law and its implications for employers; Ron brings his decades of financial and business operations experience to this lively and informative conversation.
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31 May 2023
Episode 03: Healthcare M&A Deal Dynamics and Compliance
Join Cascade Partners Managing Director Raj Kothari and McDonald Hopkins Health Care Practice Chair Elizabeth Sullivan as they discuss the unique dynamics in healthcare transactions. Learn about the financial and legal aspects of balancing compliance and regulatory considerations relating to M&A transactions and why you need financial and legal consultants in the initial stages of any financial transaction to advocate for the best interests of yourself, your team, and your practice.
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4 Apr 2023
Episode 02: IT Security Preparations for M&A Transactions
In this episode of Cascade Conversations Managing Director Ron Reed discusses IT security issues you need to prepare for during mergers and acquisitions with Claudia Rast, Butzel Long Practice Department Chair of Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology Group. Learn what you can't afford to overlook.
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Ron Reed, CEO and Managing Director at Cascade Partners, and Michael Kulka, Founder and CEO of PM Environmental, Inc. discuss the role of an environmental consultant in an M&A transaction.
If you are a business owner or considering buying a business, what are the topics you should be thinking about relative to environmental opportunities?
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31 Jan 2023
Episode 00: M&A Jargon - What are they talking about?
Talking about mergers and acquisitions with finance and legal professionals is like speaking a different language. Listen in as Rajesh Kothari, Cascade Partners' Founder and Managing Director, and Justin Klimko, Butzel Long President and CEO take the mystery out of the jargon surrounding M&A transactions.
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