<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Lower Middle Market Brief]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Lower Middle Market Brief is a short-form podcast covering deals, investors, operators, and trends across the lower middle market.</p><p></p><p>Each episode breaks down what’s happening, what matters, and who’s worth knowing in 10–15 minutes.</p>]]></description><link>saltcreekadvisory.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:52:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/SCQy5vMa.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Jack Pitts]]></author><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:35:03 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Jack Pitts]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><itunes:author>Jack Pitts</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;The Lower Middle Market Brief is a short-form podcast covering deals, investors, operators, and trends across the lower middle market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each episode breaks down what’s happening, what matters, and who’s worth knowing in 10–15 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Jack Pitts</itunes:name><itunes:email>jack@saltcreekadvisory.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Investing"/></itunes:category><itunes:image 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isPermaLink="false">9b2dbb84-ad2d-45c5-beba-111054bb75ed</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Pitts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:39:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/dcee4421499dfd3ad02db5d1de7a5458d38ceb0b7e233626ba086e4ad73e92f0/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5YjJkYmI4NC1hZDJkLTQ1YzUtYmViYS0xMTEwNTRiYjc1ZWQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIwMGYxOThiMy0xNzdlLTQ2OGUtOTU3Yy1kOGVlOTFmYjIwYTgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTFhODcwNTcwODUxM2JkZmE1MjM3MmQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE5NGM1ZTY2NzQxOTM2YWYzMzY4NTAxL2xvd2VyLW1pZGRsZS1tYXJrZXQtYnJpZWYtY29tcG9zZXIubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="22445392" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/00f198b3-177e-468e-957c-d8ee91fb20a8/episodes/9b2dbb84-ad2d-45c5-beba-111054bb75ed/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;62 lower middle market deals in one week.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week on the Lower Middle Market Brief, Jack Pitts breaks down the transactions announced from August 24–30, 2026, including new platform investments, add-ons, strategic acquisitions, sponsor exits, and fundraising.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highlights include Nayax’s $350 million acquisition of IPS Group from Windjammer Capital, Hidden Harbor’s investment in Escape Fire Protection, multiple sponsor-backed add-ons across software, industrials, business services, and healthcare, and GenNx360 Capital Partners closing its $865 million fourth fund.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New episode of the Lower Middle Market Brief.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:11:41</itunes:duration><itunes:image 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The episode covers new platforms, add-ons, exits, fundraising, and financing, including deals from Compass Group, Uplift Investors, and Turnspire Capital Partners, plus Broadwing Capital’s $440 million debut fund. A quick, no-fluff recap for private equity and M&amp;A professionals.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">352f0a09-a986-43cd-9911-04c11c407ca8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Pitts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/57ea1606f6a52a67b7fd248273330e0fca476ec3b48cf266958b81c089bc21a0/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIzNTJmMGEwOS1hOTg2LTQzY2QtOTkxMS0wNGMxMWM0MDdjYTgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIwMGYxOThiMy0xNzdlLTQ2OGUtOTU3Yy1kOGVlOTFmYjIwYTgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTFhODcwNTcwODUxM2JkZmE1MjM3MmQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE4YmE2M2M3NmQ0YmFhOWFhNWRhNTE0L2xvd2VyLW1pZGRsZS1tYXJrZXQtYnJpZWYtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi04LTI0X180LTItMzYubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="29370139" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/00f198b3-177e-468e-957c-d8ee91fb20a8/episodes/352f0a09-a986-43cd-9911-04c11c407ca8/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;This week, Jack Pitts breaks down 35 lower-middle-market private equity deals and capital events announced from August 17 through 21. The episode covers new platforms, add-ons, exits, fundraising, and financing, including deals from Compass Group, Uplift Investors, and Turnspire Capital Partners, plus Broadwing Capital’s $440 million debut fund. A quick, no-fluff recap for private equity and M&amp;amp;A professionals.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:15:18</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/00f198b3-177e-468e-957c-d8ee91fb20a8/episodes/352f0a09-a986-43cd-9911-04c11c407ca8/images/fd3b5f33-042e-4a27-b107-b7b66cb79da5.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:title>35 Lower Middle Market Deals | Aug. 17–21, 2026</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Equity Deals of the Week | August 7–13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>In Episode 1 of the Lower Middle Market Brief, I break down the private equity deals announced from August 7 through August 13.</p><p></p><p>We cover new platform investments, add-on acquisitions, exits, and fundraising, including deals across industrial services, healthcare, HVAC, insurance, software, and environmental services.</p><p></p><p>If you’re working on a deal I missed, send it my way. New episodes every week.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">e4755a70-a16a-41b0-a34f-b648733266db</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Pitts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:16:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/f344e280de01b63c2b455e02c84c16e8aec7813f80ba66dc40697053fee2c3d4/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlNDc1NWE3MC1hMTZhLTQxYjAtYTM0Zi1iNjQ4NzMzMjY2ZGIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIwMGYxOThiMy0xNzdlLTQ2OGUtOTU3Yy1kOGVlOTFmYjIwYTgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTFhODcwNTcwODUxM2JkZmE1MjM3MmQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE3ZTgzMjExNjU0N2ZlM2FmOTFlNmRjL2xvd2VyLW1pZGRsZS1tYXJrZXQtYnJpZWYtY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi04LTE0X180LTUzLTIxLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="31443217" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/00f198b3-177e-468e-957c-d8ee91fb20a8/episodes/e4755a70-a16a-41b0-a34f-b648733266db/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 1 of the Lower Middle Market Brief, I break down the private equity deals announced from August 7 through August 13.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We cover new platform investments, add-on acquisitions, exits, and fundraising, including deals across industrial services, healthcare, HVAC, insurance, software, and environmental services.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’re working on a deal I missed, send it my way. New episodes every week.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:16:23</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/00f198b3-177e-468e-957c-d8ee91fb20a8/episodes/e4755a70-a16a-41b0-a34f-b648733266db/images/1094b0c0-17d5-4922-b07f-aabaaaa14a88.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Private Equity Deals of the Week | August 7–13, 2026</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>