The Minds Capital Podcast








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

Buying at <5x by Mastering Deal Flow
Matt Bodnar shares how disciplined valuations and high-volume deal flow power his strategy for buying sub-5x businesses and building long-term alpha.

From UEFA Champions League to Deal-By-Deal PE
Ex-soccer pro Nikolay Dimitrov shares how he broke into deal-by-deal PE in Eastern Europe, navigating skepticism to build Unity Investment Partnership.

How to Build an Investor Database of 4,000 HNWIs
Jay Fuquay of Trinity Investors shares how they built a 4,000-person HNWI database and what traits define top-performing independent sponsors.

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.