New Podcast: Inside a Family Office’s Strategy — Management Buyouts of Domestic Manufacturers

Hello SMB Deal Hunters!

I’m excited to share a new interview with B.G. Lemmons from the Brynavon Group, a family office started by B.G.’s grandfather that focuses on management buyouts primarily in domestic manufacturing.

Brynavon currently owns 4 portfolio companies. 

Impressively, their most recent acquisition in 2022, a stainless steel foundry, has grown from $1.25M EBITDA at the time of acquisition to $3.25M EBITDA today.

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INTERVIEW

In this episode, B.G. Lemmon of Brynavon Partners pulls back the curtain on how they operate, including:

• What his day-to-day looks like and how closely he works with portfolio companies

• How Brynavon sources on and off-market opportunities

• The creative financing strategies they use—blending ABL, inventory and receivables lending, seller notes, and equity

• Why they always structure deals to give management 20% ownership

• How they evaluate and back existing leadership teams

• The latest trends in U.S. manufacturing, including the impact of tariffs

• Q1 performance insights from their portfolio

• The manufacturing niches B.G. is most excited about right now

• And more!

👉 Watch the full 55-minute interview with B.G. Lemmon

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