Building a Value Creation Machine & Scaling a Private Equity Firm
🎧 Episode Summary: In this episode, Alex Rawlings speaks with Chris Sznewajs of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners about building a private equity firm focused on complex corporate carve-outs and busin...
17 Feb 23min
How private equity firm THL is winning with AI implementation
In this episode, Alex Rawlings is joined by Alex Sabel, Vice President at THL Partners, to explore how the firm is embracing AI across its operations and portfolio. Alex leads THL’s research function ...
10 Feb 32min
Emerging markets investing in the consumer & retail sector
In this episode, Giovanni Zangani joins Alex Rawlings to share insights from operating in Vietnam’s emerging private equity landscape. As Managing Partner at Maestro Equity Partners, Giovanni discusse...
3 Feb 22min
The 5 step playbook assessment on business leadership effectiveness
In this episode, Sam and Taavo from CEO Advantage return to dive into the 5X CEO Assessment—a diagnostic tool developed from two years of research into top-performing private equity-backed CEOs who de...
27 Jan 47min
How Private equity Firm Council Capital Approach Value Creation
In this episode, Alex Rawlings is joined by Tim Schulte, Value Creation Partner at Council Capital, a Nashville-based private equity firm investing in healthcare businesses across tech-enabled service...
20 Jan 18min
Private Equity market trends and investing techniques
🎧 Guest: Maxwell Nee – Chairman, Family Office Insider & Managing Partner, Black Mountain Capital 🌍 Episode Theme: 10X Deals, Market Gaps & Global Investing In this episode, Alex Rawlings is joined ...
13 Jan 23min
The journey from $140M to a $1Bn Valuation and a stage 4 cancer victory
In this powerful episode, Marc Adams shares his remarkable journey from a stage 4 cancer diagnosis to a full recovery—and how that experience inspired him to rethink private equity. Now leading Acquis...
6 Jan 42min
A GP Stakes Perspective on the Professionalisation of Private Equity
Overview: In this high-energy episode, Alex Rawlings is joined by Brad Pilcher, Partner and Co-Founder at Bonaccord Capital Partners, a leading mid-market GP Stakes investor. Brad shares his fascinati...
30 Dec 202549min
