
Masters in Small Business M&A
Hosted by Peter Lehrman · Peter Lehrman
5.0from 32 ratings
- 46
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Masters in Small Business M&A
Welcome to the “Masters in Small Business Mergers and Acquisitions podcast.” I am your host, Peter Lehrman, and I’m the Founder and CEO of Axial (www.axial.net), a trusted online platform for business owners & their M&A advisors to use to safely and intelligently explore and execute capital raises, acquisitions, and exits with strategic buyers or professional financial sponsors.
- Publisher
- Peter Lehrman
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 May 2022
- Latest episode
- 6 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 46 episodes have a transcript.

6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter’s Journey from Self-Funded Search to a $220M Committed Fund

16 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Trustworthy Searchers, SBA Policy, and Underwriting ETA Investments w/ Grant Hensel

25 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Lane Carrick on Founder Psychology, Deal Sabotage, and the M&A Emergency Room
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Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter’s Journey from Self-Funded Search to a $220M Committed Fund
Published 6 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] If they give you an early look, is that an advantage for you? And is that a disadvantage for the owner? So I'm just curious how you guys think about the role of the broker, what you hope to get in terms of behavior out of them, and how you see them doing right by you, but making sure that they're also doing right by the owner. The number one thing for me is, brokers that allow us to build a relationship with the founders and the sellers of those businesses. That relationship with business owners that we partner with is so critical to our success and to the go forward dynamic in the business after we acquire it, that we need to be able to spend a lot of time getting to know each other, building trust with the business owners we partner with. […]
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- Alex de Pfyffer
- Ross Porter
- Grant Hensel
- Lane Carrick
- Matt Plooster
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 15 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 17 ratings
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- 68
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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