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Diglio<\/p>\n<p class=\"ex-ex-\"><strong>Guests<\/strong>: Lamar Stanley, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadcp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lead Capital Partners<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6402\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1125-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/IBBA-S7E5-how-to-sell-a-business-to-private-equity-groups.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/IBBA-S7E5-how-to-sell-a-business-to-private-equity-groups.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/IBBA-S7E5-how-to-sell-a-business-to-private-equity-groups.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/IBBA-S7E5-how-to-sell-a-business-to-private-equity-groups.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/?powerpress_pinw=1125-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/IBBA-S7E5-how-to-sell-a-business-to-private-equity-groups.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IBBA-S7E5-how-to-sell-a-business-to-private-equity-groups.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 49:56 &#8212; 68.6MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, business brokers have found more opportunities working with private equity groups than ever before. 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