Find out how private equity use debt in their investments. Using the right kind of "L" in an "LBO" can mean the difference between good returns and weak returns (and sometimes between bankruptcy and success). Join Host Kevin Fechtmeyer as he interviews Matt James, a Vice President of Commercial Lending from Alliance Bank of Arizona. Matt has made hundreds of loans, including several to Private Equity Funds who have used them to buy companies. Find out what kind of mistakes Founders make when taking out loans and what they can do to avoid them. Find out how Private Equity can use the lending markets to their advantage in a partnership with their portfolio companies. We will end with our famous "Hall of Fame" and "Hall of Shame" stories of the winners and losers in Private Equity backed deals.

Matt James

Mr. Matt James has over 15-years of diverse financial services experience in the areas of corporate banking, leverage finance, subordinated debt financing, equipment finance, commercial real estate finance, and franchise finance. Mr. James has completed over $500MM in senior debt financing encompassing management led buyouts, M&A, and various structured debt transactions. Prior to joining Alliance Bank of Arizona’s Middle Market Group in 2012, Matt worked at Comerica Bank for 8 years sourcing, underwriting, and managing business customers across a diverse set of industries. Mr. James holds B.S. in Business Economics / Finance from The University of Arizona.