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Latest Episodes

[EP 297] Earnouts vs. Equity Retention: Valuations, Performance and Strategic Decisions
April 09, 2025

Performance trends, strategies for business owners, Covid's impact, and exploring earnouts versus equity retention. They also discuss understanding business valuation strategies for maximising value

[EP 296] A Fresh Look at Risk & Protection: Reviewing Risk in the Business Sale Process
March 18, 2025

Explore the pre-sale, transaction, and post-sale phases of business sales with key insights on risk mitigation, warranties, restraints, and contracts in this AI-powered episode of The Deal Room Podcas

[EP 295] Share Sales, Succession Planning and What is a Whitewash?
February 25, 2025

Discover the essentials of share sales, using shares to support succession, and what on earth is a whitewash? In this episode of The Deal Room Podcast, Joanna Oakey answers key questions on navigating

[EP 294] What’s love got to do with it?
February 12, 2025

Joanna explores tales of running and selling the acclaimed printing business Digital Press - how Theo Pettaras sold a business, and gained a wife in the same day. He also shares incredible insights in

[EP 293] From Business Valuations to the Reality of “No Money Down” Deals – Your Questions Answered
February 05, 2025

Lucia Vuong, head of SEEK Business, joins Joanna Oakey to discuss some common questions about business sales and acquisitions, including the variables that can impact business valuations, the emotiona

[EP 292] Shareholder Loans: Why Timing Is Everything in Share Sales
January 15, 2025

This episode covers shareholder loans the critical role of financial clean-up BEFORE youre ready to business sale. Timing, shareholder loans (Division 7A Loans), net asset adjustments and tax implica

[EP 291] Adapting to Change: Market Insights & The Future of RTOs and Higher Education in Australia
December 02, 2024

In this episode of The Deal Room Podcast, Joanna Oakey sits down with specialist business broker, Travis Latter, to discuss the ever-changing world of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).

[EP 290] Business Broking Insights: Breaking Barriers – Part 2
November 19, 2024

In this two-part interview, Erin Crawford, buy-side expert, board member and chair-elect of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), joins host Joanna Oakey to share her unique insights

[EP 289] Navigating Employee Agreements During a Business Sale & Deal Team Assembly Tips
November 05, 2024

Discover Leanne Faulkners key lessons on exit strategies, leveraging relationships, and preparing for a successful trade sale. This episode of The Deal Room Podcast reveals how she navigated negotiat

[EP 288] Behind the Deal: Business Broking, Buy-Side Strategy and Innovation – Part 1
October 22, 2024

In this two-part interview, Erin Crawford, buy-side expert, board member and chair-elect of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), joins host Joanna Oakey to share her unique insights