00:00 – 00:10
Private equity in plain English
Who provides capital, who makes decisions, and why operating businesses attract buyers.
Knowledge. Perspective. Opportunity.
Private Equity Introduction for Founders and Business Owners
Understand the buyers, the deal process, and what a partnership could mean for your business.
Live Online Nov 12, 2026 90 minutes M&A Advisors / Business Operators
Overview
About This Session
An approach from a private-equity buyer can raise as many questions as it answers. Who is behind the capital? What would change after a transaction? How should an owner think about control, continued involvement, liquidity, employees, and the future of the company?
Join Alexander Suvorov, Founder & Managing Principal at SBC Capital, for a plain-English introduction to private equity from the founder and business-owner perspective. We will explain the different parties you may encounter, compare common transaction paths, and walk through the stages from an initial conversation to diligence, closing, and post-transaction governance.
The session is designed to help owners prepare for informed conversations. We will discuss how business quality, customer concentration, management depth, financial reporting, and an owner's objectives shape a process, and why the headline valuation is only one part of evaluating an offer. An illustrative transaction will make the vocabulary concrete without assuming prior deal experience.
Who should attend: founders, family-business owners, owner-managers, and advisers supporting an ownership transition or growth-capital discussion. You do not need to be ready to sell.
Format: 70 minutes of introductory teaching and a worked example, followed by 20 minutes of live Q&A. This is an educational discussion, not a valuation of your business or transaction-specific legal, tax, or financial advice.
What You Will Learn
- Recognize the roles of private-equity firms, independent sponsors, strategic buyers, and advisers.
- Compare a full sale, a majority recapitalization, and a minority investment at an introductory level.
- Understand the sequence from initial discussion and letter of intent through diligence and closing.
- Identify questions about rollover equity, governance, incentives, and your role after a transaction.
- Build a practical preparation list for financial reporting, management continuity, and owner objectives.
Who Should Attend
M&A Advisors
Business Operators
Session Agenda
00:10 – 00:25
Your objectives and the available paths
Compare liquidity, growth capital, succession, continued ownership, and control.
00:25 – 00:40
How a transaction unfolds
Initial conversations, confidentiality, indicative terms, diligence, and closing.
00:40 – 00:55
Beyond the headline price
Discuss structure, financing, rollover, governance, and an illustrative owner outcome.
00:55 – 01:10
Prepare before you engage
Financial records, customer concentration, management readiness, and questions for counterparties.
01:10 – 01:30
Live Q&A
Questions about ownership transitions and preparing for a first conversation.
Session Schedule
Private Equity Introduction for Founders and Business Owners
upcomingThursday, November 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST – 10:30 AM EST · 90 minutes
Speakers
Alexander Suvorov
Founder & Managing Principal, SBC Capital
Alex leads SBC Capital's long-term acquisition strategy in the lower-middle market.
Included With Registration
Live access
Interactive session
On-demand replay
30 days
Live Q&A
With the speaker
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be ready to sell my business?
No. The webinar is intended to help owners understand the options before deciding whether, when, or how to pursue a transaction.
Will you value my company during the session?
No. We will discuss the questions and information that shape a valuation and transaction process, using illustrative examples rather than individualized assessments.
Do I need prior finance or M&A experience?
No. The session starts with the basic vocabulary and explains the transaction process step by step.
Is registration free, and will a replay be available?
The proposed introductory session is complimentary. The planned format includes live Q&A and a recording available to registrants for 30 days after the event.
Why This Session Matters
Clearer ownership choices
Connect potential transaction structures to your personal and business objectives.
Understand the process
Know the stages, participants, and questions that deserve attention.
Prepare for the first conversation
Identify what to organize before sharing detailed information or discussing terms.