The latest episode of the new podcast hosted by award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers and BusinessCloud’s executive editor Chris Maguire is out.
The first episode of The Dealmaker Uncut podcast – featuring Steve Byrne, CEO of Travel Counsellors – was so popular it reached 6th position in Apple’s podcast charts.
In every episode Boyers and Maguire interview a special guest from the world of business and get inside the heart of the deal.
In the second half of the show Boyers, head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, leans on his 30+ years in the industry to answer deal-related questions.
In the second episode, Boyers and Maguire sit down with Clare Roberts OBE, CEO and founder of Kids Planet.
She launched the business with her father in 2008 at two new locations in Warrington and Widnes after becoming exasperated at the quality of childcare available.
Today, Kids Planet is the UK’s third largest nursery group with 220+ nurseries and looks after more than 25,000 children.
In the episode, Roberts talks about her approach to acquisition and her two fundraising rounds with BGF and Fremman Capital, who acquired a majority stake in 2021.
The Dealmaker Uncut with Jonathan Boyers, Clare Roberts OBE and Chris Maguire
In a far-ranging interview, the award-winning entrepreneur also speaks about her approach to running a rapidly scaling family business.
Boyers said: “We’ve produced The Dealmaker Uncut to try to get to the personal stories and experiences of people behind a range of different types of deals. While many people believe that deals are all about numbers I’ve learned that in reality they are really all about people.”
Maguire said: “We’ve had a phenomenal response to the podcasts. As well as entering Apple’s podcast charts in business and entrepreneurship, we’ve had listeners as far afield as Australia.”
The Dealmaker Uncut podcast has a five star rating has been produced by Manchester-based What Media.