Deal Diaries

About Deal Diaries

Deal Diaries is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the stories, strategies, and financial frameworks behind buying, acquiring, and selling companies in the European market. Our mission is to empower aspiring entrepreneurs and acquisition enthusiasts by providing open, honest, and educational conversations with the people behind the deals.

Publisher

Indrek Poldvee

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2025

Latest episode

1 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2025

   Deal Diaries - Piret Jesse

   Guest: Piret, 25+ yrs Estonian M&A lawyer Involve an experienced M&A lawyer early (LOI/NDA/structure) Get clear on strategy and price; negotiate exclusivity Do proper due diligence (legal, tax, financial, technical) Cover risks with reps & warranties, indemnities, W&I insurance Price mechanics: closing accounts vs. lockbox; valuation (DCF/EBITDA) Earnouts = dispute hotspot Post-close integration & communication are critical Sellers: do vendor DD, clean docs

2. 

   10 Jun 2025

   How Egle Raadik with her team Sold 3 Companies While Raising 3 Kids

   Estonian serial entrepreneur Egle Raadik discusses building and selling multiple companies, including an Amazon FBA brand, while balancing family life, in this interview.

3. 

   22 May 2025

   2 - Flip, Scale, Exit: The Real Playbook for Online Business Buyers with Joe Burrill

   Entrepreneur Joe Burrill discusses online business acquisitions, sharing his journey from buying small websites to brokering high-value deals, while Indrek Poldvee interviews him about digital business flipping.

4. 

   18 May 2025

   1- Inside M&A: Creative Deal Structures & Real-World Tactics with Valeria Kiisk

   Valeria Kiisk, Partner at Redgate Capital, shares practical tactics for structuring deals when buying and selling companies, particularly within the Baltic context, in an interview with Indrek Poldvee.

5. 

   18 May 2025

   Deal Diaries Episode Zero

   Host Indrek Poldvee introduces his podcast, which explores mergers and acquisitions through open conversations, aiming to build a European community for entrepreneurs interested in buying and selling businesses; this is an introductory episode.

Who has been a guest on Deal Diaries

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Egle Raadik
• Joe Burrill
• Valeria Kiisk

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

20

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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