# Ep. 132: Eugene Polevoy, Blue C Capital | The Independent Sponsor Model and Alignment-First Deals

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Podcast: [Private Equity Value Creation Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-value-creation-podcast-7052671)
Published: 2026-06-04T04:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2353

## Resource

On this episode, Eugene Polevoy, Founder and Managing Partner at Blue C Capital, joins the show to unpack the independent sponsor model—how the firm closes nine-figure deals without raising a committed fund and structures economics around carry instead of management fees, with a 10 percent preferred return for LPs.Learn why the bottleneck inside a portfolio company shifts quarter to quarter, and why knowing when to exit is more art than science. Plus, learn how AI now lets a lean firm analyze working capital, benchmark cost per lead and pressure-test value creation plans in minutes.

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