One Iron Network

    One Iron Network

    Built for the dealmakers, investors, and operators driving private capital.

    The Middle Market Media Network.

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    Publications

    Publications

    The Deal Podcast

    The Deal Podcast

    Lower-to-middle market M&A, deal flow, and the people making transactions happen.

    The SPAC Podcast

    The SPAC Podcast

    SPAC sponsors, advisors, structuring experts, and investors navigating the blank check universe.

    The DESPAC Podcast

    The DESPAC Podcast

    DESPAC operators, post-merger companies, and the teams executing public company transitions.

    The Investor Relations Podcast

    The Investor Relations Podcast

    IR professionals, capital markets practitioners, and the investor communication strategies that move markets.

    The PE Podcast

    The PE Podcast

    Private equity for both sides of the deal table: sponsors, independent sponsors, searchers, family offices, and the owners selling to them.

    Alpha Edge Americas by Institutional Investor

    Alpha Edge Americas

    Institutional Investor's invite-only gathering of top institutional LPs and GPs. One Iron Network is the exclusive media partner.

    The Middle Market Media Network

    One Iron Network

    The media network built for the deals and dealmakers of the middle market — private equity, SPAC sponsors, institutional investors, hedge funds, family offices, IR professionals, and the advisors around every transaction.

    Two arms carry the network.

    The Media Network — capital markets publications covering the deals, the people, and the institutions of the middle market: The Deal Podcast, The PE Podcast, The SPAC Podcast, The DESPAC Podcast, The Investor Relations Podcast, and Institutional Investor.

    One Iron Catalyst — One Iron Network's development arm. Where the network develops ideas, trains operators and creators, and co-builds new ventures.

    Guest Directory

    2,000+ Conversations

    Every guest across the One Iron Network — dealmakers, investors, advisors, and operators from the middle market.

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    About

    Built by Practitioners, for Practitioners

    One Iron Network is the Middle Market Media Network. We produce publications covering M&A, private equity, SPAC and DESPAC transactions, and investor relations — reaching dealmakers, investors, and operators across the middle market.

    Our hosts include capital markets attorneys, M&A advisors, and licensed financial professionals. Together they've conducted more than 2,000 interviews with PE executives, SPAC sponsors, IR heads, and family office CIOs — building the most active media network in the middle market.

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    2,000+Interviews conducted
    Practitioner-LedHosts include licensed bankers, M&A advisors, and capital markets attorneys

    Joshua Wilson

    Founder, One Iron Network · Principal, Smooth Stone Capital

    20+ media properties built

    FINRA Series 79 · FINRA Series 63 · FL Real Estate Broker BK3038350

    IR & PR Partners

    Place Your Clients in Front of the Right Audience

    For PR firms, IR firms, podcast booking agencies, and communications practices working in the middle market. One Iron Network Allies is the working circle of firms we trust to bring qualified voices into our ecosystem.

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    —First look at every guest opening and sponsorship slot
    —Personal pitch review with direct feedback on every client
    —Featured in the One Iron Network Ally Directory
    —Inbound referrals from our network
    —The Ally Brief — quarterly priority guest profiles and open inventory

    One Iron Network also serves as the exclusive media partner for Institutional Investor's Alpha Edge — an invite-only gathering of top institutional LPs and GPs.