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Rick Kes

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421 total appearances

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Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, very much so. And I think the other... thing that sounds to be a bit of a challenge is even You know, one thing is affording the interest rates, you know, just being able to cash flow it and or, you know, produce, you know, sustainable margins, including interest expense.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, very much so. And I think the other... thing that sounds to be a bit of a challenge is even You know, one thing is affording the interest rates, you know, just being able to cash flow it and or, you know, produce, you know, sustainable margins, including interest expense.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, very much so. And I think the other... thing that sounds to be a bit of a challenge is even You know, one thing is affording the interest rates, you know, just being able to cash flow it and or, you know, produce, you know, sustainable margins, including interest expense.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

But on top of that, it's even just access to capital sometimes can be really challenging for some of these businesses, even well capitalized or highly valued companies are starting to have a sense that capital access is Not quite what it was, you know, maybe, you know, three, four years ago or the last time they went to the bank and asked for some additional capacity.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

But on top of that, it's even just access to capital sometimes can be really challenging for some of these businesses, even well capitalized or highly valued companies are starting to have a sense that capital access is Not quite what it was, you know, maybe, you know, three, four years ago or the last time they went to the bank and asked for some additional capacity.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

But on top of that, it's even just access to capital sometimes can be really challenging for some of these businesses, even well capitalized or highly valued companies are starting to have a sense that capital access is Not quite what it was, you know, maybe, you know, three, four years ago or the last time they went to the bank and asked for some additional capacity.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

So, you know, I do think that continues to be an interesting environment, you know, from a bank financing perspective.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

So, you know, I do think that continues to be an interesting environment, you know, from a bank financing perspective.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

So, you know, I do think that continues to be an interesting environment, you know, from a bank financing perspective.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, yeah, that's very, very true. And it's got great, great taste in TV shows. I love Landman. Billy Bob Thornton is one of the most talented actors of our time. He's just crazy how well he can kind of adapt into that role. It's quite interesting compared to what you see from him and kind of in his non-character role. So that's a great show. I very much enjoy that show.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, yeah, that's very, very true. And it's got great, great taste in TV shows. I love Landman. Billy Bob Thornton is one of the most talented actors of our time. He's just crazy how well he can kind of adapt into that role. It's quite interesting compared to what you see from him and kind of in his non-character role. So that's a great show. I very much enjoy that show.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, yeah, that's very, very true. And it's got great, great taste in TV shows. I love Landman. Billy Bob Thornton is one of the most talented actors of our time. He's just crazy how well he can kind of adapt into that role. It's quite interesting compared to what you see from him and kind of in his non-character role. So that's a great show. I very much enjoy that show.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

I have not yet got to that show. It's on my list. It's definitely on my list. But as you know, I have three kids under the age of 14. They're all boys. They're all busy. So my ability to watch multiple shows at one time starts to get a little compressed. So I'll have to have to add that into the queue or bring it up close to the top of the queue for sure.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

I have not yet got to that show. It's on my list. It's definitely on my list. But as you know, I have three kids under the age of 14. They're all boys. They're all busy. So my ability to watch multiple shows at one time starts to get a little compressed. So I'll have to have to add that into the queue or bring it up close to the top of the queue for sure.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

I have not yet got to that show. It's on my list. It's definitely on my list. But as you know, I have three kids under the age of 14. They're all boys. They're all busy. So my ability to watch multiple shows at one time starts to get a little compressed. So I'll have to have to add that into the queue or bring it up close to the top of the queue for sure.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, Scott, thank you. Yeah, for those of you who aren't familiar with RSM, we are the leading provider of services to the middle market. So we are the fifth largest professional service firm in the U.S., very focused on companies, you know, around a hundred million dollars to about $5 billion of revenue.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, Scott, thank you. Yeah, for those of you who aren't familiar with RSM, we are the leading provider of services to the middle market. So we are the fifth largest professional service firm in the U.S., very focused on companies, you know, around a hundred million dollars to about $5 billion of revenue.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

Yeah, Scott, thank you. Yeah, for those of you who aren't familiar with RSM, we are the leading provider of services to the middle market. So we are the fifth largest professional service firm in the U.S., very focused on companies, you know, around a hundred million dollars to about $5 billion of revenue.

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

So big swath of the GDP, roughly about a little over a third of the overall GDP is represented in that client base. So, you know, we provide tons of services to private equity companies and their portfolio holdings due to the fact that many of them kind of sit in the middle market. And we have been doing so for a very long time and build a pretty robust

Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Private Equity Sentiment, Market Momentum & Access to Capital with Rick Kes of RSM 5-17-25

So big swath of the GDP, roughly about a little over a third of the overall GDP is represented in that client base. So, you know, we provide tons of services to private equity companies and their portfolio holdings due to the fact that many of them kind of sit in the middle market. And we have been doing so for a very long time and build a pretty robust