Episode 113: Gustavo Cardenas of Wafra on
Backing GPs for Long-Term Growth
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On this episode
Gustavo Cardenas, Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Partnerships at Wafra, explains how GP stakes investors evaluate and partner with private equity firms—what “edge” looks like, how managers fit within LP portfolios and what signals readiness to scale.
The conversation explores GP stakes as a firm-building lever: how early, catalytic capital can accelerate a manager’s trajectory, why LP conversations happen before capital is needed and what differentiates GPs that earn repeat backing across market cycles.
The information contained in this podcast is not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice.
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