The Dealmaker Uncut
Episodes
Episode 21: I got my mojo back in my 50s
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with John...
Episode 20: I swapped Olympic dream to launch tech firm
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Tom ...
Episode 19: The hard truth about women in deal-making
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Rut...
Episode 18: Massive Attack helped me build a multi-million pound business
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down with Fer...
Episode 17: Dealmaking for the Future Generation – Inside Empower Youth Zones
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, as he sits down with Adam Farricker, CEO of Empower Youth Zones, the charity beh...
Episode 16: Meet the King of Fudge Cakes who became a Deal Machine
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Christopher Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, sit down with the Ki...
Episode 15: Budget Special & 2026 Predictions
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to discus...
Episode 14: Shaking up the world of Private Equity
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to interv...
Episode 13: From Wigan to the LSE – The Reality of Life as a Female CEO
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to inter...
Episode 12: ‘I put everything on the line for MBO’
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to interv...
Episode 11: ‘I don’t regret doing an IPO’ (despite the public scrutiny)
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to interv...
Episode 10: Unlock the secret to a successful exit
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to interv...
Episode 9: ‘Stop blaming investors!’ – Unicorn CEO bites back
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Scullion is not your typical CEO.He’s the co-founder of Manchester-based Matillion, which joined the ranks of UK unicorns in 2021 when a Se...
Episode 8: Meet the self-service entrepreneur
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Ward has created a global business on the back of the surge in demand for touch screen kiosks. Ward is the co-founder of Liverpool-based Evoke Cr...
Episode 7: Meet the sustainable dealmaker
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Houghton started her working life travelling the world as a SAP consultant but gave it up for the world of deals. Today’s she heads up Palatine...
Episode 6: Return of the Lawman: Meet the man shaking up the legal sector
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Leaitherland is the founder and CEO of tech-enabled law firm arch.law but he’s best known from his time as the CEO of DWF. Under his leadersh...
Episode 5: Honey and money: Meet the beekeeper growing a unicorn
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Donoghue is the CEO of the holiday giant you probably haven’t heard of. Forge Holiday Group is on the cusp of achieving unicorn status but ge...
Episode 4: Game on: Building and selling a £1bn business
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Gouge is a giant of the gaming world. He’s the CEO of ForthStar but he’s best known for his previous business – mobile games studio Playdem...
Episode 3: Meet the ‘Mr Money’ of Deals
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Nightingale is the straight-talking Northerner with a reputation for getting deals done. During a stellar career he’s worked with some of the ...
Episode 2: Why scaling a business is child’s play
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Roberts OBE is the founder and CEO of Kids Planet. She launched the business with her father in 2008 at two new locations in Warrington and Widn...
Episode 1: Reaching £1bn milestone in business
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the CEO of Travel Counsellors, Steve Byrne is one of the UK’s most popular and highly-regarded business leaders. Under his leadership, Travel Cou...