The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection

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The Investment and Value Creation Strategy Behind Ara Partners

2026-10-2723:02

In this episode of The Private Equity Podcast, Alex Rawlings is joined by Cory Steffek, Partner in the Private Equity Division of Ara Partners, to explore value creation in industrial decarbonisation and growth infrastructure. Cory shares his unconventional journey from PhD chemist and climate-tech venture capital investor into private equity, and explains why successful industrial decarbonisation businesses need to be built around strong economics rather than subsidies, ESG mandates or “gree...

How Private Equity Knows When Management Needs to Change

2026-10-2025:36

In this episode of The Private Equity Podcast, Alex Rawlings is joined by Thomas Igeme, Managing Partner at TL Partners, to explore one of the biggest challenges facing private equity firms: understanding whether performance issues are caused by the leader, the operating system around them, or both. Thomas shares lessons from his time in organisational development, BCG, LinkedIn, ServiceNow and Turn River Capital, where he led the portfolio talent function. He explains why private equity firm...

What’s Next for the Middle Market? AI, Succession & Private Equity

2026-10-1328:23

In this episode of The Private Equity Podcast, Alex Rawlings is joined by Andrew Weinberg, Founder and CEO of Brightstar Capital Partners, to explore how private equity firms can create value in the middle market while navigating a changing exit environment. Andrew explains why culture, apprenticeship and team-based decision-making are central to Brightstar’s approach, and why spending more time upfront thinking about exit pathways can help create stronger outcomes for portfolio compani...

EY Insights Private Equity Exit Readiness: How to Maximise Valuation Before the Sale

2026-10-0615:21

In this episode of The Private Equity Podcast, Alex Rawlings is joined by Konstanze Nardi, Partner at EY and leader of EY’s Global Exit Readiness offering, to explore how private equity firms and portfolio companies can prepare for successful exits and maximise value. Konstanze shares insights from EY’s Global Private Equity Exit Readiness Study, based on perspectives from 100 PE executives and 100 C-suite executives from recently exited PE-backed companies. Konstanze and Alex also discuss th...

Why PE-Backed Go-to-Market Strategies Fail: Talent, CRM, AI and Execution

2026-09-2924:15

In this episode of The Private Equity Podcast, Alex Rawlings is joined by Dan Bernoske, Founder and CEO of Cortado Group, to explore how private equity firms and portfolio companies can strengthen go-to-market performance while effectively leveraging AI. Dan explains why speed matters after an acquisition, particularly when assessing commercial talent, and why firms need to separate emotional attachment to legacy teams from objective performance data. He also explores the importance of treati...

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The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection