The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection

Alex Rawlings

Private Equity

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Value Creation

Leadership

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Investment Strategy

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Venture Capital

Deal Origination

Exit Strategy

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Executive Hiring

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Deal Flow

Investment Banking

Market Trends

Generative AI

Talent Acquisition

Go-To-Market Strategy

Hosted by Alex Rawlings, Managing Partner of Raw Selection, a specialist executive search firm. Join us as we interview the leading experts in Private Equity, unlocking their secrets of success to share with you. Discover how some of the top Private Equity professionals got into Private Equity, how they rose to success and learn about some of the mistakes they made along the way.Alex has strong co... more

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How Private Equity Knows When Management Needs to Change

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 ... more

20 Oct 2026 • 25 min • Popular

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

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 envi... more

13 Oct 2026 • 28 min • Most popular

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

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 a... more

6 Oct 2026 • 15 min

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

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... more

29 Sep 2026 • 24 min

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Recent Guests

Andrew Weinberg

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Brightstar Capital Partners

Brightstar Capital Partners

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

Konstanze Nardi

Partner at EY specializing in exit readiness

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

Jeffery Raju

Founder of Stonehill Business Services

Stonehill Business Services

Episode: Building the Finance Function in a Private Equity firm

Brian Bishop

PBAC Chief Executive from the Electronic Manufacturing Industry

PBAC

Episode: From Founder-Led to Exit-Ready: How CEOs Build Buy-In, Grow EBITDA and Deliver Successful Exits

Paul Golden

CEO, private equity investor, and operating partner with nine private equity BAT exits

Episode: 9 PE-Backed Exits and 20+ Add-on Acquisitions: What Winning Private Equity CEOs Get Right

Mark Radzik

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Granite Creek

Granite Creek

Episode: Mentored by a Billionaire: How to Invest, Create Value and Exit at the Right Time

Jean-Baptiste Wautier

Former CIO at BC Partners, now running a family office; board member for Pershing Square Holdings and Howard Hughes Holdings

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Episode: BC Partners’ Former CIO: When to Sell, What Creates Value and Where Private Equity Goes Next

Lesley Thomas

Money behavior specialist

Money Confidence Academy

Episode: The REAL Cost of Fear, Ego and Slow Decisions in Private Equity

Brian Gustason

Fractional Operating Partner, BG Operating Advisors

BG Operating Advisors

Episode: How Private Equity Firms Can Build a Scalable Go-to-Market Engine

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 106 ratings

Really enjoyed this week’s
Really informative breakdown. Joe Basrawy was great.
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Shirl787
United Kingdoma year ago
A Must-Listen for Anyone Navigating the PE Landscape
The Private Equity Podcast by Alex Rawlings has become a regular fixture in my listening routine—and for good reason. The guest selection is top-tier: real practitioners who have genuinely walked the talk across PE, operating partner, and CEO roles. These aren’t theorists—they’ve lived the deals, the leadership transitions, and the value-creation playbooks.
Alex strikes the perfect balance between thoughtful curiosity and strategic depth. His probing questions consistently surface practical ins... more
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Gaming kippies
Netherlandsa year ago
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MPggufrgh
United Kingdoma year ago
Data driven decision-making
This episode is a must listen for private equity professionals eager to harness the power of data to drive smarter, faster, and more efficient decisions. Joe’s insights are both accessible and impactful, making this podcast an excellent resource for those looking to elevate their approach to reporting an analytics.
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PE Operator
United States2 years ago
Terrific team, great questions
What a pleasure getting to know Alex Rawlings and Alexandra Offer and the Private Equity Podcast! They and their teammates work hard to create great podcasts through their questions and editing. Always worth a listen!
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Listeners praise practical, battle-tested PE insights and real-world guest expertise.

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Guests are described as real operators with meaningful experience in PE and portfolio growth.

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

Q: What's one mistake that you see private equity or portfolio companies making, and what would you suggest to correct them?

A common mistake is not spending enough time upfront on exit planning; if you map potential buyers and pathways early, you can drive an active, robust exit process with strong strategic interest, rather than rushing to a sale after value has eroded.

Secondaries Are No Longer a Liquidity Tool. They’re a Private Equity Strategy with Adrian Siew, Rothschild & Co

Q: What makes a CV a good or bad deal from a GP's perspective?

The deal hinges on strong narrative, asset quality, LPAC alignment, and a clear next exit, with CVs ideally used where there is still attractive upside and transparent governance.

Secondaries Are No Longer a Liquidity Tool. They’re a Private Equity Strategy with Adrian Siew, Rothschild & Co

Q: Talk to us from your perspective on the elephant in the room of prolonged holds and liquidity pressure, and why CVs are growing now.

Adrian explains that macro factors, including a slow IPO window and four-to-five years of thematic shifts, have pushed LPs to seek liquidity via secondaries, with CVs providing a structured way to recycle capital and maintain ongoing relationships.

How Private Equity Firms Can Build a Scalable Go-to-Market Engine

Q: How should operating partners be engaged to help portfolio companies overcome commercial growth challenges?

Operating partners should be involved in due diligence to identify growth risks and opportunities, segment portfolios by growth need, orchestrate internal and external resources, share best practices across the portfolio, and coach CEOs and revenue teams on sequencing growth initiatives for faster, more sustainable growth.

How Private Equity Firms Can Build a Scalable Go-to-Market Engine

Q: What does a go-to-market system look like for a typical lower middle market business after transformation?

A go-to-market system starts with a GTM maturity assessment, ensuring you have the right data, positioning, retention, expansion capabilities, and a defined talent plan before pushing strategy changes; the goal is to build an executable model across data, pricing, marketing, sales, and customer success that can scale with the business.

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This show centers on private equity value creation, sourcing, and portfolio performance, with frequent deep-dives into operational improvements, deal sourcing, and board-level strategy. Episodes commonly cover topics like carve-outs, AI-enabled transformation, go-to-market and branding for portfolio companies, leadership dynamics between sponsors and management, and long-horizon investment theses. A notable strength is the practical, practitioner-level focus—guests are typically operating partners, CFOs, founders, or PE executives sharing real-world playbooks, metrics, and decision frameworks that listeners can adapt to their own portfolios. A recurring edge is the emphasis on people, culture, and execution as drivers of value across full i... more

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