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?

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

Matt Eisen, COO of the Investment Team, Partner, Hellman & Friedman

Ignacio Giraldo, Partner - TPG Rise Fund, TPG

Alex Goldscher, Managing Director, Bertram Capital

Ami Mehta, Principal, Head of Value Creation, Periscope Equity

Speakers
Matt Eisen
Matt Eisen, COO of the Investment Team, Partner - Hellman & Friedman
Ignacio Giraldo
Ignacio Giraldo, Partner - TPG Rise Fund - TPG
Alex Goldscher
Alex Goldscher, Managing Director - Bertram Capital
Ami Mehta
Ami Mehta, Principal, Head of Value Creation - Periscope Equity

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