Glenn Oken is the Managing Director at Mangrove Equity Partners, a lower-middle market private equity fund. He specializes in originating deal opportunities and quantifying acquisition candidates. Before co-founding Mangrove, Glenn was a Tenured Partner at Florida Capital Partners (FCP). Between Mangrove and FCP, he has helped build two of the most experienced and successful private equity funds of their kind in the nation.

When evaluating a company for acquisition, what is the most essential criteria? How can you ensure a valuable transaction for all parties?

Glenn Oken, Managing Partner at Mangrove Equity Partners, discusses creating and sustaining value through operational partnerships. With host Todd Taskey, Glenn shares how entrepreneurs can assess business inflection points to sustain value, the common risks in entrepreneurial businesses, and the fundamental qualities he looks for in his ideal partnerships.