Operating Partner-Deal Partner alignment: key insights from both sides

June 24, 2026
  • How are deal partners most effectively working with operating partners? How are operating partners most effectively working with deal partners?
  • What are the biggest challenges when it comes to achieving alignment?
  • What are best practices in working together from diligence into year one
  • What makes a great operating partner for the deal side? What makes a great deal partner for the operator side? What are the biggest dos and don’ts on both sides?
  • How can operating partners give deal teams the edge in the bidding process?
  • How is AI impacting operating partner-deal team dynamics and what does the future look like?
  • How is the role of the operating partner and deal partner evolving with the rise of AI in PE?

MODERATOR:

Scott Bellinger, Managing Director, Head of Client Coverage, BluWave

 

PANELISTS:

Matt Eisen, Partner, Hellman & Friedman