A podcast dedicated to the people and ideas of the Middle Market, hosted by Andy Greenberg and Charlie Gifford.
Mike Alberts, Cohere Capital
Mike Alberts is the principal responsible for business development at Cohere Capital, a Boston-based PE firm devoted to growth-oriented tech and service businesses. Mike has become well known as a literal “road warrior,” using his passion for endurance sports to connect with other deal professionals around the country. Discussion begins with Mike’s childhood in the sports Sahara of Tampa, Florida, then college at SMU. After early career stops in investment banking and private equity, Mike spent a couple of years getting operational experience at a specialty pharma services firm. Lively exploration of how all of this translates into deal sourcing and assessment at Cohere. The hosts compare notes on their own experience in Iron Man competitions (eyeroll emoji).

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.

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.