Minds Capital Podcast
Minds Capital Podcast
Will Smith & Niklas James
"An Independent Sponsor Can Be My Favorite Kind of Buyer"
57 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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Dara Shareef is an executive at Benchmark International, a global lower-middle market M&A brokerage. Dara is an avid speaker on panels and podcasts, and he brings a nuanced perspective on independent sponsors as a buyer group, tactics to win deals, and best-in-class process management post-LOI. He is a believer in content marketing as a way for dealmakers to build trust, transparency, and inbounds.

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Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Our website also contains more information about this podcast and for prospective investors.

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  • Edited by Anton Rohozov