The Dealmaker Uncut

The Dealmaker Uncut
Podcast Description
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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Content Themes
This podcast explores various topics including growth strategies, mergers and acquisitions, investment advice, crisis management, and international market insights, with episodes like 'Building and selling a £1bn business' and 'Why scaling a business is child’s play' showcasing real-world experiences and challenges faced by prominent figures in business.

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.
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to interview Steve Oliver, Co-founder of musicMagpie.
In this episode, Steve Oliver discusses:
The pros and cons of musicMagpie’s 2021 IPO, which gave the company a £208m market cap and delivered a 12x multiple for investor NVM—but also brought unwelcome public scrutiny
The 2024 decision to take musicMagpie private with a £10m sale to AO
Handling press leaks
The collapse of Music Zone in 2006
Angel investing
Tackling homelessness
His love of Man City

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