Ep. 155: Taylor McKinley & Chris Cassidy, Mainsail Partners | Integrating Operators and Investors

Podcast: Private Equity Value Creation Podcast · Gordon Cheng

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

On this episode, Taylor McKinley and Chris Cassidy, partners on the investment and growth teams at Mainsail Partners, break down how 40-plus operators and a deal team work as one. Learn why engaging companies a year or more before investing helps win deals and how operating support gets factored into the investment thesis and diligence.Hear why companies at $5–10 million of ARR need practical help rather than just more advisors, how to weigh where limited capacity goes across a portfolio after close and how a hands-on team of former CTOs can accelerate AI product development. Then learn what it takes to...