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Private Equity Value Creation Podcast
by How To SaaS · English
Get behind-the-scenes access to the minds shaping the world of Private Equity, hear captivating stories about transactions and investments, and learn about the innovative approaches leading investors, operators, advisors and bankers employ to drive sustainable growth and create enterprise value. https://www.howtosaas.com/pevaluecreation
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Ep. 160: Karl Sahyoun, Bregal Milestone | Building Data Infrastructure and Commercial Analytics
Carl Sahyoun (Bruegel Milestone) explains how a London-based software PE firm builds data infrastructure in year one and then uses it for commercial analytics (lead scoring, pricing/packaging, churn…
13 Nov 2026 · 32m · 14 chaptersEp. 159: Jean Idé, Linzor Capital Partners | Diligence, Talent and Growth in Latin America
Linzor Capital Partners’ Latin America-focused private equity approach to diligence, talent, and growth, including how they adapt due diligence and value creation to local tax/social-security…
9 Nov 2026 · 39m · 14 chaptersEp. 158: Alex Slusky, Vector Capital | Diagnosing Growth Levers and Building a Defensible AI Edge
Vector Capital’s value-creation approach for software buyouts, with a focus on diagnosing growth levers and using AI to build a defensible edge in product and go-to-market.
5 Nov 2026 · 40m · 12 chaptersEp 157: Adam Waglay, Butterfly Equity | Food-Focused Investing and the Transformation Team Model
Butterfly Equity’s food-focused private equity approach to value creation, including its “transformation team” model, sector thesis (industrials enablers + branded food), repeatable playbooks across…
29 Oct 2026 · 41m · 20 chaptersEp. 156: John Dickie, HighVista Strategies | Manager Selection in the Lower Middle Market
Manager selection and value creation in the US lower middle market, including how HighVista Strategies invests (funds, direct deals, and GP-led secondaries), what’s changed in fundraising, and how AI…
27 Oct 2026 · 36m · 12 chaptersEp. 155: Taylor McKinley & Chris Cassidy, Mainsail Partners | Integrating Operators and Investors
How Mainsail Partners integrates its investment team with a large in-house growth/operations team to create enterprise value in bootstrapped vertical SaaS and core systems-of-record companies, with…
22 Oct 2026 · 37m · 13 chaptersEp. 154: Shiv Narayanan, How To SaaS | The AI Visibility Imperative and Driving Pipeline From Search
Shiv Narayanan (How to SaaS) records a talk arguing that AI “visibility” is now an existential go-to-market issue for B2B and that traditional SEO/AEO thinking is insufficient.
20 Oct 2026 · 40m · 15 chaptersEp. 153: Blair Garrou, Mercury Fund | Operational Audits, Lean GTM Teams and Liquidity Planning
Blair Garrou (Mercury Fund) explains the “Mercury Method” for increasing enterprise value in early-stage B2B software: (1) a 100-point operational hygiene audit (marketing→sales→customer…
15 Oct 2026 · 35m · 15 chaptersEp. 152: Jon Lange of THL Partners | Operational Support Models and AI's Impact Across the Portfolio
THL Partners’ operational support model for value creation in mature healthcare/tech/fintech companies, and how AI is reshaping product strategy, go-to-market, M&A underwriting, and internal firm…
13 Oct 2026 · 34m · 15 chaptersEp. 151: Jim Toth, Riverside Acceleration Capital | Turning Data Into an Operating Advantage
Jim Toth, founder/managing partner of Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC), explains how RAC (a Riverside arm investing in high-growth software) turns data into operating advantage.
8 Oct 2026 · 39m · 16 chaptersEp. 150: Doyl Burkett, Integrity Growth Partners | Building an AI Sourcing Engine
Private equity value creation, focusing on Integrity Growth Partners’ proprietary AI sourcing engine to find deals and identify add-on acquisitions; plus how they vet companies and improve portfolio…
6 Oct 2026 · 40m · 12 chaptersEp. 149: Jesse Bendit, Apax Digital | Building an In-House Operating Team
How Apax Digital (within Apax) builds an in-house “operating team” to create value in portfolio companies, including minority vs majority investment approaches and how AI and go-to-market shifts…
1 Oct 2026 · 36m · 14 chaptersEp. 148: Dustin Ackerman, Future Standard | Mid-Market Secondaries and Growth at a Reasonable Price
Middle-market private equity value creation through “GARP” (growth at a reasonable price) and secondaries, including LP liquidity, GP-led continuation vehicles, and how AI affects underwriting and…
29 Sep 2026 · 38m · 12 chaptersEp. 147: Mike Esposito, Franchise Equity Partners | Box Economics and Multi-Unit Franchise Investing
Franchise Equity Partners’ approach to investing in multi-unit, mostly franchise “old economy” businesses (restaurants, auto dealerships, beverage distribution, heavy equipment dealers, consumer…
24 Sep 2026 · 37m · 12 chaptersEp. 146: Shiv Narayanan of How To SaaS on Developing a GTM Strategy to Expand Geographically
How to develop a geographical go-to-market (GTM) strategy to expand into new countries/regions, including the “order of operations” and a spectrum of expansion models from passive to M&A.
17 Sep 2026 · 30m · 15 chaptersEp. 145: Stephen Gold, Ethos Capital | Operator-Investors and the Acceleration Vector Methodology
Stephen Gold (Ethos Capital) explains Ethos’ operator-investor model and its “Acceleration Vector Methodology” for private equity value creation, including a four-step process (ideation of…
10 Sep 2026 · 41m · 16 chaptersEp. 144: Alex Abell, RCP Advisors | Evaluating Lower Middle Market Managers and Operational Value Creation
How RCP Advisors evaluates lower middle market (North America small bias) private equity managers and operational value creation, using both qualitative diligence and its GPScout benchmarking…
3 Sep 2026 · 51m · 14 chaptersEp. 143: Bob Root, Southfield Capital | Scaling Services Businesses and Building Data Moats
Bob Root (Southfield Capital) explains how Southfield drives value creation in lower-middle-market service businesses—scaling regional firms to super-regional/national—by building data “moats,”…
27 Aug 2026 · 34m · 13 chaptersEp. 142: Sequoya Borgman, Borgman Capital | Buying Family Businesses and Preserving Culture
Borgman Capital’s approach to buying and holding family/founder-led businesses (under $150M revenue, under $20M EBITDA) with an emphasis on preserving culture, business continuity, and long-term…
20 Aug 2026 · 33m · 16 chaptersEp. 141: Mike Magliochetti, Riverside Partners | Deep Operating Partnership in Healthcare
Mike Magliochetti (Riverside Partners) explains how operating partners create “outsized value” in healthcare lower-middle-market PE deals, emphasizing professionalizing management, scaling…
13 Aug 2026 · 35m · 9 chaptersEp. 140: Jackie Joelson, Oracle NetSuite | Data and Technology as Growth Levers in Private Equity
How Oracle NetSuite partners with private equity firms to drive enterprise value through technology—ERP modernization, integrations, carve-outs/roll-ups, and increasingly AI/data workflows.
6 Aug 2026 · 40m · 16 chaptersEp. 139: Ian Ross, Concentric Equity Partners | Investing Outside the Fund Cycle and Feeding Winners
Concentric Equity Partners’ hybrid family-office/private-equity model for investing in lower-middle-market companies, using a “feed the winner” strategy to stay with winners longer than typical…
30 Jul 2026 · 35m · 13 chaptersEp. 138: Aryeh Landsberg, 17Capital | NAV Lending and Fund-Level Capital Strategy
NAV lending for private equity funds—how 17 Capital uses fund-level/portfolio-level financing to increase flexibility, smooth LP experience, and enable accretive investments (M&A, working capital,…
23 Jul 2026 · 38m · 15 chaptersEp. 137: Jonathon Ferguson, AshGrove Capital | Bespoke Financing and Underwriting B2B Software
Ashgrove Capital’s “growth credit” approach to funding B2B software and B2B recurring services in Europe, including how it structures senior secured loans, underwrites value creation, and…
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