The Capital Table

About The Capital Table

Private capital markets have been evolving for many years, but never more so than in recent times, and especially now. The economic and socio-political environments continue to drive trends and requirements, redefining the private equity industry. In a rapidly changing landscape with challenges and opportunities at the forefront, deal makers and investors continue to navigate changes.Take a seat at the Private Capital Table with leading experts discussing insights into the private equity and M&A worlds, and take away the knowledge you need to excel in a rapidly changing marketplace. We know this is one table you'll leave feeling full and satisfied.

Publisher

Withum

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Dec 2020

Latest episode

23 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 43 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Structuring for Uncertainty - Legal Trends in Middle-Market M&A - Pt. 2

   The Capital Table presents our two-part series: Structuring for Uncertainty - Legal Trends in Middle-Market M&A. Host, Steve Brady, Market Leader of Transaction Advisory at Withum, is joined by Bruce Fenton, Partner at Troutman Pepper Locke. In part two, Steve and Bruce discuss risks that need to be considered when structuring for uncertainty.

2. 

   23 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Structuring for Uncertainty - Legal Trends in Middle-Market M&A - Pt. 1

   The Capital Table presents our two-part series: Structuring for Uncertainty - Legal Trends in Middle-Market M&A. Host, Steve Brady, Market Leader of Transaction Advisory at Withum, is joined by Bruce Fenton, Partner at Troutman Pepper Locke. In part one, Steve and Bruce discuss the current uncertainties in the middle market world due to factors such as the political climate, global hotspots and tariffs.

3. 

   12 Dec 2025

   The Independent Sponsor Edge - Positioning for Competitive Advantage - Pt. 2

   Host Steve Brady interviews Drew Brantley and Paul Marino about structuring and raising capital for independent sponsor deals, offering insights for competitive advantage.

Inside a recent episode

Structuring for Uncertainty - Legal Trends in Middle-Market M&A - Pt. 2

Published 23 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's like the purchase price adjustment. It's like compliance with the covenants in the credit agreement. All of those are going to come back to the financial statements. And therefore, as a result of that, as critically important as it is to have the lawyers involved, all the financial terms, all the math, all the formulas have to be vetted by the accountants and the task advisor in order to make sure that we're taking apples to apples and that the client knows what the client's getting. Absolutely. Yeah, so we're certainly seeing that from the same perspective. Again, both of us having done this well, we've seen what can happen if there isn't that clarity and things go sideways down the road. […]

Who has been a guest on The Capital Table

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

• Drew Brantley
• Paul Marino
• Brent Blankenship
• Marina Gentile
• Mark Birket

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

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22

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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