How I Became a Chief of Staff (w/ Lena Diasti, Ariel Investments)
Liz Shue interviews Lena Diasti, Chief of Staff to Ariel Investments founder and Co-CEO John Rogers, about her non-linear path from JPMorgan investment banking…
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Private Equity Funcast podcast summaries.
Every full Private Equity Funcast episode we cover, summarized with verbatim, timestamped quotes: 20 episodes and 72 articles since July 2026. Hosted by Jim Milbery and Devin Mathews. Part of our Private Equity coverage. New summaries every Sunday.
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Trust Over Transactions: The Heart of Private Equity (w/ Nori Welles-Gertz, ParkerGale)
ParkerGale Principal Nori Welles-Gertz sits down with Cass to discuss her transition from management consulting into lower middle market private equity. She sh…
Measure Engineering Like You Measure Sales (w/ Dan Bender & Kirby Montgomery, Code & Co.)
Jim Milbery hosts Dan Bender and Kirby Montgomery from Code & Co. to explore how private equity investors can measure software engineering with the same rigor…
Building a Med Spa Roll-Up from Scratch (w/ Amanda Blank, Founders Beauty Group)
Amanda Blank joins host Cass Seibble to discuss how she founded Founders Beauty Group, a multi-location med spa roll-up platform. Blank breaks down the complex…
The Deal Closed. Now What?
Paul Stanzic and Ryan Milligan of ParkerGale Capital discuss the critical transition from deal diligence to active portfolio company ownership during year one.…
They Don't Teach You This in IB Training (w/ Katie Yuan, Hg Capital)
Liz Shu speaks with Katie Yuan, private equity associate at Hg in London, about transitioning from investment banking at JPMorgan to B2B software investing. Th…
11 Years as a PE-Backed CFO: What Sponsors Actually Want (w/ Jon Apter, Accordion)
Jon Apter, CFO of Accordion, joins Devin Mathews to discuss his career transition from investment banking and private equity into leading finance at a fast-gro…
How a College Point Guard Built a PE Career (w/ Brogan Magnarelli, Riverspan Partners)
Brogan Magnarelli, Principal at Riverspan Partners, joins Cass to discuss her non-linear journey from Harvard point guard and tech product manager to leading p…
Relationships are the Atomic Unit of Deal Flow (w/ Ken Fine, CEO of Affinity)
Devin Mathews sits down with Ken Fine, CEO of Affinity, to discuss how relationship intelligence and AI are transforming deal sourcing in private capital. They…
Diminishing Returns to Scale in Private Equity (w/ Andrew Akers, PitchBook)
PitchBook's Andrew Akers joins Devin Mathews to discuss the quantitative research behind 'Diminishing Returns to Scale' in private equity buyout funds. They ex…
Building Your 2027 AI Budget (w/ Justin D’Onofrio, Accordion)
Devin Mathews speaks with Justin D’Onofrio, Managing Director at Accordion, about how private equity-backed CFOs and FP&A teams should approach budgeting for a…
Understanding Management Equity: What PE CEOs Should Know
Paul Stansik and Ryan Milligan break down how private equity management equity pools actually work, detailing the mechanics of waterfalls, profits interests ve…
Parker Gals: Angela McCoy, May River
Angela McCoy, Managing Director at May River, joins Cass to discuss her career path from leveraged finance during the 2008 financial crisis to family office in…
What's Wrong in Private Equity (w/ Lee McCabe)
Devin Mathews and Paul interview Lee McCabe, founder of Claymore Partners, about the structural shift required in private equity as multiple expansion and chea…
Parker Gals: Caroline Carman, RallyDay Partners
In this episode of the Parker Gals segment, host Liz Xu speaks with former JPMorgan colleague Caroline Carman, Senior Associate at RallyDay Partners. They disc…
Parker Gals: Maggie Pugel
Maggie Pugel, a VP at Frontenac, discusses her career transition from equity research to private equity, emphasizing the value of non-traditional paths and con…
Another False Start: PitchBook's H1 2026 Private Equity Data (w/ Steven Buibish)
Devin Mathews (ParkerGale) and PitchBook's Steven Buibish discuss the H1 2026 US private equity market, highlighting a 'false start' to the year. They delve in…
From Sales Rep to $4B GTM Leader: The Playbook for Building Sales Teams (w/ Sam Levy of NetSuite)
This episode features Sam Levy, Head of Go-to-Market Strategy and Execution at NetSuite, discussing his career path from a college telemarketer to leading a $4…
Financial Modeling Will Never be the Same (w/ Tarun Amasa of Endex)
This episode explores the transformative impact of AI on private equity and banking workflows, featuring insights from Caroline Phipps of Parker Gale and Tarun…
Private Equity is Coming For Your 401(k) (w/ PitchBook’s Nizar Tarhuni)
This episode discusses the increasing push to allow retail investors, particularly through 401(k)s, to invest in private assets. Nizar Tarhuni from Pitchbook p…