Private Equity Fast Pitch Russ Roenick - Transom Capital Group
Oct 9, 2025
Russ Roenick, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Transom Capital Group, shares his extensive experience from McKinsey to Microsoft. He delves into Transom's focus on corporate carve-outs and distressed assets, revealing their unique operational model. Russ highlights the importance of integrated deal execution and operational discipline over financial engineering. He also discusses the 'six levers of value creation' and emphasizes that preparation leads to success. Plus, hear his personal anecdote about acquiring a life-size Han Solo in Carbonite!
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Operators Own The Playbook
- Transom's operators design the playbook and own execution rather than inheriting plans post‑close.
- That reduces the gap between underwriting expectations and post‑close reality.
Carve‑Out: Education To IT Services Turnaround
- They bought a conglomerate carve‑out containing an education division and a managed IT services business.
- Transom divested education assets and transformed the IT services unit with Salesforce, cost and supply‑chain projects before selling.
Six Repeatable Value Levers
- Transom focuses on six repeatable levers: salesforce, digital, new product, supply chain, cost, and talent transformations.
- They avoid deals where value drivers lie outside these core capabilities.