Minds Capital Podcast

Will Smith & Niklas James•www.mindscapital.co

Business

Entrepreneurship

Investing

Your connection to the growing world of independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity.

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From Searcher to Independent Sponsor to $225m Fund

Alex de Pfyffer and Ross Porter of Heritage Holdings share their journey from searchers (bringing a $45m revenue company to $140m) to sponsors (achieving 99% gross IRR (68% net IRR) across 5 platforms) to fund managers (closing a $225m fund closed in 2024). They engage in a vivid debate about the pros and cons of the fund model versus deal-by-deal private equity. References and how to contact Alex and Ross: Alex de Pfyffer | LinkedIn Ross Porter | LinkedIn For independent sponsors with a deal un...

Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 3

Buying an 800-Unit Hair Salon during Covid

Azhar Quader of Queens Court Capital specializes on special situations and walks us through how he used his large-cap Wall Street experience to take Hair Cuttery out of bankruptcy to become a huge success story. References and how to contact Azhar: Azhar Quader | LinkedIn For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. Our website also contains more information about this p...

Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 2

20x a $10m investment in 2.5 years

Michael Sutton, founder of Guideboat Capital Partners, discusses how he took a restaurant chain from $5m to $25m in EBITDA and then 40x'd the enterprise value of Buff City, a soap retailer. References and how to contact Michael: Michael Sutton | LinkedIn For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. Our website also contains more information about this podcast and for pro...

Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1

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