The Minds Capital Podcast
Your connection to the growing world of independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity.
How to Build an Indy Sponsor Team Before Chasing Deals
Edward Crawford of Coltala Holdings shares how he raised capital, built a real team, and applied KPI-driven systems before sourcing deals as an indie sponsor.
From Searcher to Independent Sponsor to $225m Fund
Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter of Heritage Holdings reveal how they grew from searchers to sponsors to fund managers, achieving 99% IRR across 6 platforms.
Buying an 800-Unit Hair Salon during Covid
Azhar Quader shares how Queens Court Capital rescued Hair Cuttery from bankruptcy, cut costs, and hit $17M EBITDA in under a year through special situations PE.
20x a $10m investment in 2.5 years
Mike Sutton of Guideboat Capital shares how he scaled Ojos Locos to $25M EBITDA and 40x’d Buff City’s value through overlooked, high-growth deals.
The 123-Year-Old Firm's Independent Sponsor Blitz
HKW is a 123-year-old firm (!!). First an investment bank, then a PE investor across 5 funds, and now an independent sponsor with 5 new platforms in the last 18 months. Ted Kramer is the CEO of this venerable institution, and he shares why thae history matters as they've converted 180 completed buy-side transactions and 25,000 tracked deals into pattern recognition.