Private Equity Fast Pitch

Chris Cathcart - The Halifax Group

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Cathcart is a Managing Partner and currently serves on the Management and Investment Committees of The Halifax Group. Chris joined Halifax in 20...

Leon Brujis - Palladium Equity Partners

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Leon is a Partner at Palladium Equity Partners and it is part of the firm's Management Committee. Palladium is the oldest minority-owned private equit...

Deborah Smith - The CenterCap Group

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Deborah Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of The CenterCap Group, LLC and heads the firm's Strategic Capital and M&A and Execution efforts. Prior to forming...

Gina Luna - GP Capital

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gina is a founding partner of GP Capital. Gina founded Luna Strategies in 2016, where she counseled companies and their leaders on complex strategic ...

Matt Moran - Inverness Graham

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Moran is a Managing Principal & Head of Business Development at Inverness Graham. Matt joined Inverness in 2010, where he leads and manages the f...

Shannon Zoller - Tephra Advisors

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shannon Zoller has nearly two decades of experience in the financial services industry, having started her career as a financial services lawyer. Ms. ...

Jeff Parks - Stack Capital

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 93 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch features Jeff Parks, CEO of Stack Capital Group Inc. (TSX:STCK). Jeff co-founded the company, which succes...

Emanuel Citron - Volery Capital

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emanuel Citron is a Managing Partner at Volery. He serves on five of Volery's firm committees, including as co-chair of the Investment Committee, and ...

Steven Costabile - PineBridge Investments

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Costabile joined the firm in 2000 and is the Global Head of PineBridge Investments' Private Funds Group. Mr. Costabile sits on the Management Comm...

Quotes & Motto's from Private Equity Professionals

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to present a montage of quotes and mottos from prior guests that have inspired them throughout the years in both their careers and pers...

Steve Lebowitz - Brand Velocity Partners

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve is a Founding Partner and the Managing Partner of BVP. Steve combines financial expertise with a disruptive approach to value-add strategies in ...

Meahgan O'Grady, Palladium Equity Partners

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meahgan is well known in the Middle Market M&A community for her knowledge of and views on investing trends, creative and effective deal sourcing tech...

Christopher Parisi, Carl Marks Advisors

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Parisi helps family and independent businesses sell or recapitalize their companies' capital structure, realize a liquidity event, transfer owners...

Female Committee Panel for WAVE

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our host Jeff Henningsen, president of Lockton companies in Houston and the Podfather of private equity, is speaking on the female committee panel for...

Author Dominique Mielle

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dominique Mielle is a Wall Street veteran with a comprehensive knowledge of corporate finance, capital markets, and the bankruptcy process.  She was ...

Kevin McAllister, Access Holdings

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin McAllister has extensive private equity experience, including opportunity origination, execution, negotiation, and portfolio company support. P...

Author Jeffrey Hooke, "The Myth of Private Equity"

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Hooke is a senior finance lecturer at the Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business.  Earlier, he was a managing director at Focus, LLC, an investm...

Scott Kolbrenner, Houlihan Lokey

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Henningsen, recently nicknamed the podfather of private equity podcasts will be speaking with Scott Kolbrenner, a managing director at Houlihan L...

Dr. Chris Kersey, Havencrest

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher W. Kersey serves as the Founding Managing Partner of Havencrest Capital Management, and prior to founding Havencrest, Dr. Kersey served as...

Marc Cooper, CEO of PJ Solomon

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marc S. Cooper is Chief Executive Officer of PJ SOLOMON, a position he has held since 2016. He was previously Vice Chairman from 2013 to 2016 and join...

Doug Lovette, Third Coast Capital Advisors

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Lovette is the founder of Third Coast Capital Advisors and manages the daily activities of the firm with responsibility for originating, advising ...

Advice to Young Professionals & Recent College Graduates

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features the valuable advice Private Equity & Investment Banking Professionals have given for young professionals and recent college grad...

Laird Koldyke, Winona Capital

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 77 features Laird Koldyke, a founding partner of Winona Capital Management which is a Chicago based private investment firm focused on growth ...

Glenn Jacobson, Trilantic Capital Partners

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn Jacobson is a Partner of Trilantic North America. Glenn is also a member of the Investment Committee of Fund VI North America and TEP II North A...

The Caesar's Palace Coup, Max Frumes & Sujeet Indap

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we speak to the authors of The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street ht...

Craige Stout, Stout

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Craige L. Stout serves as Chief Executive Officer of Stout, a 600-person global investment bank and advisory firm founded in 1991. With 23 offices aro...

Brandon Bethea, Aterian Investment Partners

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 73 features Brandon Bethea, a Co-Founder and Partner of Aterian Investment Partners who serves on the Investment Committee. Mr. Bethea has bee...

Mike McGill, Cowen

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike McGill is a Managing Director, Strategic Capital at Cowen and was a co-Founder of MHT Partners.  Prior to founding MHT, he spent five years at D...

Marshall Adkins, Raymond James

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 71 features Marshall Adkins, a Managing Director and Head of Energy Investment Banking at Raymond James. Marshall gives us great insight into...

Brent Humphries, Alliance Bernstein

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 70 features Brent Humphries with Alliance Bernstein. Brent joined AB in 2014 as a founding member and President of AB Private Credit Investors...

Private Equity Quotes & Motto's

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kick-Off 2021 with quotes, mottos and mentorship advice from past Private Equity Fast Pitch guests.

Jerry Johnson, EnPro Industries

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 68 of Northstar's Private Equity Fast Pitch features Jerry L. Johnson with EnPro Industries Inc. Jerry joined the EnPro Industries as their Se...

Todd Ofenloch, H.I.G. Capital

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Ofenloch is a Managing Director in the Boston office of H.I.G. Capital. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has been responsible for evaluating an...

Quotes & Motto's from Female Private Equity Professionals

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Hurlbert, BrightMark Partners

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Hurlbert is a seasoned entrepreneur – with a thirty-year track record of building successful businesses with strong leadership teams. Mr. Hur...

Nik Shah, Cohere Capital

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 64 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch features Nik Shah, the co-founder and managing partner of Cohere Capital. Prior to co-founding Cohere Capi...

Brad Brenneman, Breck Partners

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 63 features Brad Brenneman with Breck Partners. Prior to founding Breck, Brad was a partner at Wingate Partners for 16 years, where he served ...

Advice to College Graduates

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are excited to present a montage of college graduates advice from past Fast Pitch guests. Today's college graduates find themselves in an un...

Julia Karol, Watermill Group

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Karol is President and COO of Watermill Group. She is responsible for overall firm operations and helping Watermill portfolio companies develop ...

Bob Landis, The Riverside Company

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

COMPANY OVERVIEW With over $10 billion in assets under management, The Riverside Company is one of the largest and oldest global private equity firms....

Restructuring & Turnaround Guidance for Directors & Officers

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many of you listened to Episode 57 which addressed the importance of a plan, urgency and actions necessary to begin and implement a turnaround for a c...

John Goldasich, Arlington Capital

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Being heavily involved in the Food & Beverage Industry, John has valuable insights on how the current COVID-19 lockdowns have effected businesses and ...

Jeff Sands, Dorset Partners

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff grew up in working in his family's manufacturing business and returned as an adult to help grow, fix, grow again, fix again and eventually exit t...

Lauren Mulholland, MiddleGround Capital

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren is a Partner at MiddleGround where she is responsible for transaction sourcing and management of the Investment Team with John Stewart. Prior t...

Brett Hickey, Star Mountain Capital

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brett Hickey is the Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital, LLC, a $1+ billion AUM specialized U.S. lower middle-market investment firm. Star Mountain...

Bob Grady, Gryphon Investors

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Grady, is a seasoned private equity executive with over two decades of experience. Prior to joining Gryphon, he spent five years as General Partne...

Marshall Adkins, Raymond James

07 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Marshall Adkins joined Raymond James in 1995 and serves as the head of the firm's Energy Investment Banking practice. Marshall Adkins joined Raymond J...

Joe Linnen, The Jordan Company

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Linnen is a Partner of The Jordan Company. He is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Joe joined TJC in 1993. He focuses all of his t...

Quotes & Mottos from Private Equity & Investment Bankers

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 51 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch features the quotes and mottos of past podcast guests that inspire them in their daily life.

Victor Vescovo, Insight Equity

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vescovo grew up in Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science...

Edward Crawford, Coltala Holdings

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Crawford is a Co-founder and President of Coltala Holdings. He has over 15 years of experience in investing, asset management and building operati...

Dave Carvajal, Dave Partners

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Carvajal is a builder of billion dollar businesses. As CEO of Dave Partners, Dave is a sought out advisor and consultant to Board of Directors, v...

Jerry Johnson, RLJ Equity

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mr. Johnson joined RLJ Equity Partners from American Capital, a publicly traded alternative asset management company with more than $20 billion of a...

Gretchen Perkins, Huron Capital

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 46 features Gretchen Perkins with Huron Capital. Gretchen is responsible for managing Huron's business development and investment sourcing ac...

Franny Jones, The Sterling Group

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Franny Jones, Managing Director, joined Sterling in 2010 to lead the firm's fundraising and investor relations efforts. Franny brings experience from ...

Colt Luedde, GulfStar Group

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Colt has 29 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience. Throughout his career, Colt has completed approximately 200 merger and acqui...

Motivational Quotes and Mottos from Private Equity and Investment Bankers

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I am excited to share Episode 43 of the Private Equity podcast with you detailing some of my favorite motivational quotes and life motto's from past p...

Bob Frost, Lazard

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 42 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch Podcast features Robert Frost, the Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Middle Market who has nearly two de...

David Namkung, Kinzie Capital Partners

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Namkung is a Co-Founder and Partner of  Operations at Kinzie Capital Partners, where he leads technology implementations and is responsible for...

Kirk Fleischer, Investcorp

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 40 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch Podcast features Kirk Fleischer who joined Investcorp in 2016 to focus on deal sourcing and business devel...

David Walker, EBSCO Industries

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 39 features David Walker with EBSCO Industries. David is a graduate of Auburn University where he earned a B.S. in Accounting.   He started ...

Advice to Young Professionals from Private Equity & Investment Bankers

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, we've created a montage of our past podcast guests providing their advice to recent graduates interested in investing banking or pri...

Matti Anttila, Grain & Barrel

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 2012, Anttila founded Grain & Barrel Spirits, a West Palm Beach-based beverage alcohol company. At home in the Southeast with production and sales ...

Moses Kagan, Adaptive Realty

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Moses Kagan is the co-founder and head of Adaptive Realty, a Los Angeles multifamily development and property management group. Since 2008, he has ove...

Ralph Manning, Coltala Holdings

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 35 features Ralph Manning, the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coltala Holdings. As a private investor, and more recently a found...

Chrisanne Corbett, KPMG

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chrisanne, Managing Director for KPMG CF LLC, leads the Diversified Industrials Team, and co-leads the Private Equity Coverage Team. She is based in t...

Erik Rudolph, Farlie Turner

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Rudolph is a Managing Director at Farlie Turner and leads its Oil & Gas Services Practice as well as its Industrial Services Practices. In additi...

Steve King, Alaris Royalty Corp.

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve is the President and CEO of Alaris Royalty Corp. and has served in that role since he co-founded the company in 2004.  Prior to creating Alaris...

Brian Hegi, Crossplane Capital

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As a co-founder and partner of Crossplane Capital, Brian is responsible for sourcing and closing transactions with significant cash and profitability ...

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08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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Sven Kins, Cook M&A

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 30 features Sven Kins, a managing director with Cook M&A in Chicago where he is responsible for executing acquisition strategies, both platfor...

Life Mottos & Quotes from Past Fast Pitch Guests

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 29 features past Private Equity Fast Pitch speakers discussing their favorite quotes and mottos they utilize in their daily lives and business...

Scott Taber, FEG Investment Advisors

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott is a Senior Vice President with FEG Investment Advisors where he is responsible for sourcing, conducting due diligence, and monitoring private e...

Victor Vescovo, Insight Equity

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Victor is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Insight Equity.  The firm has over $1B of equity capital under management and his current, primary re...

Jeff Cleveland, D.A. Davidson

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cleveland has over a decade of leadership experience in the food and beverage and consumer investment banking market, previously as a founding member ...

Tripp Davis, 7Mile advisors

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tripp Davis is a Partner with 7Mile Advisors with over 15 years of investment banking and advisory experience. Tripp joined 7 Mile Advisors from Hyde ...

Drew Spitzer, Harris Williams

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 24 features Drew Spitzer, a managing director with Harris Williams.  Prior to joining Harris Williams, Drew  worked in the General Industria...

Alice Mann, Blue Wolf Capital

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Alice Mann with Blue Wolf Capital is an Operating Partner. The Blue Wolf Capital Funds are a family of private funds which focus on transformation...

Adam Blumenthal, Blue Wolf Capital

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

 Mr. Blumenthal was the founding partner of Blue Wolf Capital in 2005.  Currently, he serves on the board of directors of four Blue Wolf portfolio c...

David Felts, TM Capital

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 21 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch features David Felts, a Managing Director of TM Capital Corp., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. David's ...

Ted Kramer, Hammond Kennedy Whitney

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 20 features Ted Kramer, the President and CEO of Hammond Kennedy Whitney. Ted joined HKW in 2001 and has led the sourcing activities of the fi...

Glenn Oken, Mangrove Equity

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 19 features Glenn Oken, a Managing Director with Mangrove Equity. Glenn's primary focus at Mangrove is originating deal opportunities and qual...

Drew Quartapella, BlackArch Partners

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Drew Quartapella is a founder and Managing Director of BlackArch. He has over 20 years of middle-market mergers and acquisitions advisory experience a...

Tammie Miller, TKO Miller

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 17 features Tammie Miller a Managing Director, with TKO Miller with over 20 years of investment banking experience with an extensive backgrou...

Paul Murphy, Sentinel Capital Partners

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Murphy with Sentinel is a Partner who joined in 2000. Over the past two decades, he has established himself as a successful lower middle market p...

Barry Freeman, Lincoln International

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 15 features Barry Freeman, a Managing Director and Co-Head of Lincoln International's  Healthcare Group, focusing on healthcare services in t...

Jeri Harman, Avante Mezzanine

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeri Harman with Avante Mezzanine is the Founder & CEO.  With over $465 million of capital under management, Avante makes unitranche and subordinated...

Chad Sweet, Chertoff Group

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 13 features Chad Sweet, Co-Founder and CEO of the Chertoff Group. Before joining the private sector, Chad served as the Chief of Staff of the ...

Scott MacLaren, The Sterling Group

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 12 features Scott MacLaren who joined Sterling in 2014 from The Boston Consulting Group where he focused on operational improvement initiativ...

Hunter Carpenter, RedBird Capital

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 11 features Hunter Carpenter from RedBird Capital. Hunter, a former 4 year letterman of Ole Miss basketball, previously worked 8 years at The ...

Advice to Recent Graduates from Private Equity Professionals

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 10 focuses on advice to recent graduates who are interested in Private Equity and Investment Banking from 9 of the most influential profession...

Suzanne Yoon, Kenzie Capital Partners

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 9 features Suzanne Yoon, the Founder and Managing Partner of Kinzie Capital Partners. Suzanne oversees the firm's investments and operational ...

Dave Althoff, Duff & Phelps

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 8 of the Private Equity Fast Pitch features Dave Althoff with Duff and Phelps out of Chicago. ​ In 2014, Dave was named one of the Top 50 M&...

Blythe Jack, TSG Consumer

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 7 features Blythe Jack with TSG Consumer out of San Francisco California. Blythe has spent over 10 years at Rosewood Capital and, most recentl...

David Iverson, Lazard Middle Market

17 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 6 features David Iverson a Managing Director and Food & Agriculture Group Head at Lazard Middle Market. Today they'll be discussing Lazard's ...

Charlie Gifford, New Heritage Capital

10 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 5 features Charlie Gifford, a senior partner and co-founder of New Heritage Capital. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, New Heritage Capital focu...

Jeff Sangalis, Orix Mezzanine and Private Equity

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Sangalis has been in the Private Equity and Mezzanine world for over 30 years now. Most notably, he was with RSTW, which was the largest Mezzanin...

Clay Hunter, The Stephens Group

27 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our host, Jeff Henningsen, President of Lockton companies in Houston, will be speaking with Clay Hunter, a St. Louis native and Harvard grad, who bega...

Jay Jester, Audax Group

20 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Jeff Henningsen will be speaking with Jay Jester who has been with Audax Group for over 18 years. As a Managing Director for the over 2 Billio...

Kurt Haras, Quarton

13 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Jeff will be speaking with Kurt Haras with Quarton International. With 27 partners and 60 employees, Quarton has global operations with offices...