Podcast Episode
Independent Sponsor Private Equity Leader: Sequoya Borgman CEO & Founder, Borgman Capital
Elite Finance with Kaushik: Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Fund, Investment Banking Careers·Onefinnet Media·16 July 2026·59 min

About this episode
Join Season 4, Episode 11 of the Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Sequoya Borgman, CEO & Founder at Borgman Capital - a leader in the independent sponsor space - covering all topics around building your own Private Equity Fund, Raising Capital in an Independent Sponsor Model & Executing on Exceptional Deals
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0 Event Introduction
240 Private Equity: About Independent Sponsor Model
545 Private Equity: Advantages of Independent Sponsor Model
730 Private Equity: Involvement of Investors on Board and Value Creation
920 Private Equity: Current Market Tailwinds
1215 Private Equity: Difference Between Traditional PE Model and Independent Sponsor
1515 Private Equity: The Three Pillars of Independent Sponsor Model: Sourcing, Raising Capital and Operations
1900 Private Equity: Timeline of Acquisition Deals from one to another
2120 Private Equity: Some Reality Checks in the PE Industry
2315 Private Equity: Pivoting into Private Equity from Service Industry
2800 Private Equity: Early Stages Challenges in Private Equity Space
3240 Private Equity: Building Initial Stage Trust
3800 Private Equity: Best Practises in LP Managements
4200 Private Equity: Finding the Best Deals
4550 Private Equity: Importance of Domain Expertise
4810 Private Equity: Common Reason for Failed Deals
5005 Private Equity: Exit Strategies for Independent Sponsor Space
5300 Private Equity: Choosing Between Search Fund Model vs Independent Sponsor Model
5640 Private Equity: What do you Look for in an Investor
5820 Ending Notes
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