"I gained 60 pounds in the first two months at that project and decided that I love what I did. I just got to do it differently." - Alok Gupta, Founding Managing Partner of Loki Group.In this episode of the Power Exit Podcast, John Marsh sits down with Alok Gupta from Loki Group, an M&A expert with 25 years of experience who has worked on some of the biggest deals in corporate history. From leading the $20 billion telecom launch in India with Mukesh Ambani to spearheading the eBay PayPal separation, Alok shares the real cost of high-stakes M&A work — including gaining 60 pounds in two months during one massive project.Alok reveals his unique 4-filter process for evaluating deals and explains why he pivoted from consulting giant corporations to building his own firewood empire. That's right - this M&A expert who worked with billionaires now owns the 5th largest firewood business in America and the largest in the Southeast.You'll Learn:🔹The brutal reality of leading billion-dollar corporate separations.🔹How independent sponsors differ from private equity firms.🔹The 4-filter system that kills 90% of deals before they start.🔹Why represented deals save months of work versus direct approaches.🔹The "multiple arbitrage" strategy that turns $6M into $30M.🔹How a firewood business became more complex than brain surgery.🔹Essential steps to prepare your business for sale (start 3 years early!).Whether you're a business owner planning your exit or curious about the M&A world, this episode delivers insider insights from someone who's been in the trenches of the biggest deals and now applies that expertise to building and buying businesses.Connect With JohnLinkedIn -   / marshcreek  Connect With AlokLinkedIn -   / alokgupta  🔸 Get a Complimentary Business Valuation:https://bit.ly/4kClcJh📌 Subscribe To The PowerExit™ Insights Newsletter:https://bit.ly/4kebXPy🌐 More resources ➝ https://www.mcreek.com/About John Marsh:John Marsh is the Founder and Managing Partner of Marsh Creek Advisors, a boutique M&A advisory firm that helps business owners navigate the sale of their companies with confidence and clarity. Since founding the firm, John has closed hundreds of millions in transactions and earned national recognition as Top Global Producer by the International Business Brokers Association and part of the Firm of the Year by M&A Source — the highest honors in the industry. Before launching Marsh Creek, John served as CFO and later General Manager of a high-growth medical device company, where he led over $300 million in M&A activity, including a $161 million sale to private equity. Earlier in his career, he worked at Ernst & Young and Frazier & Deeter, where he focused on financial reporting and audit services for both Fortune 100 companies and privately held businesses. John holds a BA from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Kennesaw State University. He lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with his wife and two daughters.#mergersandacquisitions #businessexit #PowerExitPodcast #firewoodbusiness #MAStrategy #businessvaluation #corporatefinance #exitstrategy #entrepreneurship #privateequity #businessgrowth #eBayPayPal #mukeshambani #LokiEquity

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