Sep 9, 2026 · 58 min · 10 segments
On this episode of **In Good Company**, we explore what it really means to exit a business—and why the best outcomes are almost never just about valuation. Denis Horrigan and Kevin Leahy sit down with…
Ramsey GoodrichGuest
Denis HorriganHost
Kevin LeahyHost
So, Ramsey, why don't you start off with the Ramsey Goodrich story? Tell us about Carter Morrison Goodrich.
Uh, and I'm thrilled to be here and we love talking to business owners about what is the most important thing that they can think about, which is we, we try not to use the word exit, but rather a transition, whether it be succession planning, whether it be a partnership with a private equity, whether it be a sale to somebody else, whether it be some other solution, but, uh, that transition is so critically important going forward.
Um, But Carter Morrison Goodrich, we are a boutique investment bank headquartered here in Southport, Connecticut, but offices in Providence, Rhode Island, and as of June 1st, Garden City, Long Island.
We really specialize in only representing families and founders in their once-in-a-lifetime transaction.
Now, for those next generation that don't know what the bubble is, I'm talking about the 2000-2001 technology bubble, where it was great M&A on the way up, great restructuring on the way back down, and frankly, the birth of private equity.
And so I was lucky enough to run the financial sponsors group there for a number of years with a great team across the country and did some really fun stuff, but realized that my heart was still on families and founders and really making sure that we did that.
Flipping a private equity portfolio company to another private equity fund is not that exciting.
But when you get something that's so special and unique and important in somebody's life, it really helps to have that passion behind it.
We do business services, food and beverage, consumer products, and believe it or not, HVAC.
So, Ramsey, why don't you start off with the Ramsey Goodrich story? Tell us about Carter Morrison Goodrich.
Uh, and I'm thrilled to be here and we love talking to business owners about what is the most important thing that they can think about, which is we, we try not to use the word exit, but rather a transition, whether it be succession planning, whether it be a partnership with a private equity, whether it be a sale to somebody else, whether it be some other solution, but, uh, that transition is so critically important going forward.
Um, But Carter Morrison Goodrich, we are a boutique investment bank headquartered here in Southport, Connecticut, but offices in Providence, Rhode Island, and as of June 1st, Garden City, Long Island.
We really specialize in only representing families and founders in their once-in-a-lifetime transaction.
Now, for those next generation that don't know what the bubble is, I'm talking about the 2000-2001 technology bubble, where it was great M&A on the way up, great restructuring on the way back down, and frankly, the birth of private equity.
And so I was lucky enough to run the financial sponsors group there for a number of years with a great team across the country and did some really fun stuff, but realized that my heart was still on families and founders and really making sure that we did that.
Flipping a private equity portfolio company to another private equity fund is not that exciting.
But when you get something that's so special and unique and important in somebody's life, it really helps to have that passion behind it.
We do business services, food and beverage, consumer products, and believe it or not, HVAC.
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