It's time for our annual EO/ESOP Podcast Summer School series. We've selected some of our favorite episodes over the past year for your enjoyment over the summer break.
In Part 1, Bret Keisling was joined by Keith Butcher, managing partner and co-founder of ButcherJoseph & Co., a national investment banking firm focused on middle market M&A and ESOP advisory. Keith shares his view that when mature ESOPs run into trouble, it is not because the ESOP structure is flawed, but that the company and leadership team has lost its entrepreneurial and strategic spirit. He discusses the positive interplay between private equity and employee ownership and why it's a good thing, and why companies should act like they're going to sell in 3 years, whether they intend to or not.
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This episode was originally published on November 23, 2023, as the first in a two-part series, which is now available in its entirety:
Episode 259: Keith Butcher of ButcherJoseph, Part 1
Episode 260: Keith Butcher of ButcherJoseph, Part 2
ESOP Summer School 41 Show Notes
Learn more by listening to previous episodes featuring ButcherJoseph professionals:
The EsOp Podcast Episode 209: Rising Interest Rates & ESOP Valuations; with ButcherJoseph & Co. managing director Albert del Pilar.
The EsOp Podcast Episode 220: Succession Planning - Starting the Process; with ButcherJoseph & Co. VP Carter Smith.
The EsOp Podcast Episode 224: Challenges for Mature ESOPs with Jeff Buettner; with ButcherJoseph & Co. managing director Jeff Buettner.
Episode 259 Guest
About Keith Butcher
Keith Butcher, managing partner at ButcherJoseph & Co., is an experienced speaker and financial thought leader. Keith co-founded ButcherJoseph in 2011 as a national investment banking firm focused on middle market M&A and ESOP advisory. That same year, Keith also co-founded Mosaic Capital Partners, the preeminent employee ownership private equity firm, focused on investing in lower middle market companies through an ESOP buyout.
For more than two decades, Butcher has been a leading advocate for employee ownership and inclusive capitalism. His team’s initiatives have enabled more than 400 companies to establish broad-based employee ownership, benefiting more than a million employees by allowing them to share in the equity they help generate.
Recently, Mr. Butcher testified for the House Small Business Committee’s hearing that examined the ability of employee-owned companies to access capital from the SBA.
Currently, he sits on the boards of six companies with broad-based employee ownership. Five of these companies are based in the United States and one in Europe.
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