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Middle Market Musings

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A podcast dedicated to the people and ideas of the Middle Market, hosted by Andy Greenberg and Charlie Gifford. 

Middle Market Musings

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A podcast dedicated to the people and ideas of the Middle Market, hosted by Andy Greenberg and Charlie Gifford. 

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Special Video Edition

Episode 35


“Let us see your faces — and try to make the podcast longer,” 

said no Middle Market Musings listener ever.   


Regardless, Andy and Charlie put on a video extravaganza at the AssocIation for Corporate Growth’s recent DealMAX conference in Las Vegas.  Three industry luminaries!  Each segment includes that guest’s insights on challenges in the current market, memories of past conferences and relationships in the deal making community and a round of a new time-wasting game called “Charlie or Andy.”  The hosts are grateful to ACG for hosting us. 

Episode 35A

Episode 35A

Episode 35A

Bruce Fenton

Troutman Pepper

Bruce shows his skills as M&A lawyer and raconteur have not diminished since his last visit.  Bruce talks about his unusual intentionality in marketing off of a law firm platform at DealMAX and elsewhere.  His account of a past encounter with Peyton Manning takes about half as long as an actual football game, but is materially amusing and perfectly captures Bruce’s je ne sais quoi.

Episode 35A podcast

Episode 35B

Episode 35A

Episode 35A

Michelle Eidson

Crest Rock Partners

Michelle drops by to talk about how Crest Rock – a Denver-based PE fund founded in 2019 and devoted to software, tech and business services – set out to establish a market presence in the midst of the pandemic.  She ignores the premise of “Charlie or Andy” but scores a direct on the hosts by answering, in response to a question about who you would choose to look after your children, “Neither.” 

Episode 35B podcast

Episode 35C

Episode 35A

Episode 35C

Parker Weil

TD Cowen

Parker catches the guys up on Cowen’s successful integration into TD since his last visit.  He discusses the current market from the perspective of a larger firm with two dozen professionals on the ground in Vegas.  Parker and Charlie trade insights on Jerry Garcia vs. Bob Weir while Andy weighs the possibility that this conversation will make him seem “cool” by osmosis. (Prognosis? Unlikely). 

Episode 35C podcast

Recent Episode

Andy and Charlie set their sights on David Welinsky, a young star in the private credit industry. (Young = younger than Charlie.) David is a managing director in capital markets at Monroe Capital, widely regarded as a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in direct lending amongst other strategies. David talks about his upbringing, Monroe’s nearly 20 year evolution to a diversified asset manager, and the state of middle market private finance today versus a year ago.

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About Us

About Andy

For the past 15 years, I’ve been an investment banker and a publisher of M&A data.  This combination has afforded access to a lot of information on deals.  But information alone is not insight.  The tagline for this podcast is “people and ideas of the middle market.” Each time out, we ask our guests to share a fresh perspective, to reflect on issues beyond what is on their schedule for the day, and to be good sports with two guys who—as my kids say, “think they are funny.”  We hope you find these interviews worth your time.

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About Charlie

I’ve worked in the Middle Market for more than twenty years. Over that time I have met some extraordinary people, each with a unique story to tell.  While we all know that the world doesn’t need another podcast, Andy and I are hopeful that you’ll enjoy listening and learning about each individual profiled. Half business, half human interest, half insightful, half irreverent. Yes, that’s lots of halves to cover. And aiming to do so in around 30 minutes of time. We hope you will give it a listen, and let us know what you think.

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