Deal Talk with 7MA

This episode of Deal Talk with 7MA features a panel discussion, held as part of a Carnegie Mellon series, on the effects of the current health crisis across some of 7 Mile's core industry verticals. Host Andy Johnston gathers the insights of 7MA Managing Director Mark Landry and Vice Presidents Ben Garber and Garth Martin on the state of the three key industries in terms of the market and M&A...

Within a relatively short period of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed many fast-paced changes to our every day lives. But despite our current situation, people still have to fulfill everyday needs without setting foot outside the home. Thankfully there are different types of technology at your disposal, which includes tools for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). The AR/VR indus...

Our world is in a new normal right now, as everyone is doing their part to help flatten the curve and deal with the COVID-19 pandemic the best way they know how. Besides the grave effects on public health, the crisis is also causing suffering across businesses, economies, and industries. On this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Mark Hug from Paradigm Partners International and former Insurance Commi...

In today’s digital space, it’s necessary for companies to leverage technologies in order to facilitate expansion and growth. There is value in being part of a prolific ecosystem of partners and vendors where you mutually benefit from each other’s products and services. Currently, there is a growing demand for geospatial technology, and it's a great time to take advantage of the expanding market an...

It pays to come prepared before entering any business transaction, particularly if you are selling your business. No one likes surprises and a lack of clarity during the process, both on the buyer’s side, as well as on your end as a seller, can lead to major problems. However, there are several accounting steps to consider ahead of time that can help the process run more smoothly. This episode of...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, 7 Mile Partner Leroy Davis talks with Yevgen Sysoyev. Yevgen is a Managing Director and one of the founders at AVentures Capital, a venture capital firm based in Kyiv, Ukraine. AVentures Capital is a hybrid investment fund that invests primarily in firms based in Ukraine, but get most of their revenue from the United States and the European Union. Yevgen begi...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, our own Rory Julyan talks with Matthew Picciano of Alpine Investors. Matt is a principal at Alpine, most recently leading their deal origination team where he finds new platform investments, as well as add-on acquisitions.  Matt begins by discussing his current role and what differentiates Alpine from other private equity firms. (1:18) Matt talks about A...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, 7 Mile host Ariail Barker talks with John Cooper and Josh Tucker, two experts in the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning space. John is a director at 7 Mile who has worked on many deals involving AI and machine learning. Josh is a partner with  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman  in the intellectual property group. Josh’s practice special...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, 7 Mile partner Leroy Davis talks with Barry Jacobson, insurance executive with Paradigm Partners who has over 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before accepting his current position with Paradigm Partners, Barry spent years in product development and ran the U.S. life insurance business for Travelers. Barry was also the founder and former Pres...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, partner Leroy Davis talks with Martín Umaran, Chief of Staff, Co-founder, and head of M&A at Globant. Martín discusses how Globant was formed, what the company is doing in the IT sector, and how the technology Globant is bringing to the market will change the future of technology. Globant is a publicly traded global IT services company based in Argentina,...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, 7 Mile Director Neil Churman sits down with Ben Garber, the newest member of the 7 Mile team who will be expanding the firm’s healthcare practice. Ben opens the episode by discussing how his prior experience in the healthcare sector lines up with 7 Mile’s IT practice. (5:47) Ben and Neil then examine recent developments and trends in the healthcare market. (7...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA host Ariail Siggins talks with Amber Walsh, a partner at McGuire Woods. Amber discusses women in private equity, the impact of getting more women involved, compares how men and women network, and the way work-life balance has changed now that women have more control in the boardroom. Amber leads a team of nearly 50 attorneys heading up McGuire Wood’s healthcar...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA host Ariail Siggins discusses research produced by 7 Mile Advisors examining trends in the digital marketing space of our consumer practice. Ariail is joined by the head of 7 Mile’s consumer practice, Mark Landry and associate Sydney Larese, both of whom contributed to the research. Sydney discusses the effects of digital marketing on consumer's desires and ex...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA host Ariail Siggins talks with 7 Mile Director Neil Churman. He heads up the firm’s infrastructure, industrial, energy, and environmental practice. Neil discusses trends, the impact of technology, and some events centered around the infrastructure, industrial, energy, and environmental sector of 7 Mile’s business. Neil, a civil and environmental engineer by ed...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, our own Mark Landry, managing director of 7M’s consumer and retail practice, talks with Robert Wells, a managing director at CFGI about the robotic process automation and the solutions intelligent automation can provide companies. Robert describes robotic process automation as finding processes in companies that can be controlled and customized by a bot with...

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA Tripp Davis, one of the partners at Seven Mile discusses the value of wealth management with Rone Reed, senior vice president at US Trust. Rone addresses the challenges that often take place after an M&A transaction for business owners where a shift in liquidly and structure occurs when one going from running a business to managing wealth within a family....

In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA your host Ariail Siggins discusses 7MA's new consumer and retail practice with its managing director Marc Landry. Marc discusses globalization's impact on M&A, the emergence of the digital marketplace and big data, the value of acquiring smaller niche businesses from a consumer products perspective. Marc comes to 7MA after many years of consumer products l...

Welcome to Deal Talk with 7MA, a bi-weekly podcast by 7 Mile Advisors that aims to give listeners a look behind the curtain of the middle market Mergers & Acquisitions world. 7 Mile Advisors is a middle-market M&A firm based out of Charlotte, NC that provide investment Banking services and advise on mergers, acquisitions, and private capital transactions around the globe. In this introduct...