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How I Invest with David Weisburd

How I Invest with David Weisburd

E421: Jack Purcell — Building an $11B Private Equity Firm

How I Invest with David Weisburd · Aug 26, 2026 · 52:09

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What if the biggest edge in private equity isn’t finding better deals, but designing better incentives?

In this episode, I sit down with Jack Purcell, Managing Partner at Ridgemont Equity Partners, to unpack how alignment helped turn a Bank of America spinout with fewer than 15 people into a private equity firm managing more than $11 billion. Jack explains why Ridgemont invests significant GP capital alongside its LPs, why more than two-thirds of the team participates economically in its funds, and how a nine-person unanimous investment committee uses a proprietary 40-point scorecard to evaluate deals.

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