Insights & Perspectives

Essays on capital, conviction, and compounding.

A working journal from Solender Capital on the independent sponsor model, private market opportunity, and the long view on wealth.

Investor Insights•6 min read

Why Now Is the Moment for Private Equity

Public markets are concentrated, volatile, and correlated. Private equity offers access to value creation before it becomes consensus.

May 31, 2026Read

The Independent Sponsor Model•7 min read

What an Independent Private Equity Sponsor Does, and Why Founders Choose Us

Most founders meet PE through firms that need to deploy capital. We meet them differently: the conversation starts with the company, not the fund.

May 15, 2026Read

Pathways to Wealth•5 min read

The Compounding Power of Private Equity Returns

Wealth is built by compounding meaningful returns over long horizons, in vehicles designed to protect that compounding from interruption.

April 30, 2026Read

Investor Insights•6 min read

Deal-by-Deal vs. Blind Pool: The Investor's Advantage

A blind pool asks you to trust capital not yet deployed. A deal-by-deal model lets you evaluate each transaction. The difference matters.

April 15, 2026Read

The Independent Sponsor Model•7 min read

Selling Your Business Without Losing Its Soul

For founders, a transaction is the next chapter for their team, customers, and brand. The right partner respects all three.

March 31, 2026Read

Pathways to Wealth•6 min read

Why Generational Wealth Lives Outside Public Markets

America's wealthiest families do not hold capital primarily in index funds. Understanding why is the first step to building wealth that lasts.

March 15, 2026Read

Investor Insights•5 min read

The Hidden Edge of Co-Investing Alongside an Operator

When the person leading the deal has skin in the game and operating experience to back it, the entire risk profile of the investment shifts in your favor.

February 28, 2026Read

The Independent Sponsor Model•6 min read

The Operator's Guide to Strategic Capital Partners

Choosing a capital partner is choosing the board you sit with, the lens decisions are made through, and the partner your team works with for years.

February 15, 2026Read

Pathways to Wealth•5 min read

Alternative Assets and the New American Investor

A generational shift is reshaping how American households think about wealth. The sixty-forty portfolio is giving way to alternatives as the new core.

January 31, 2026Read

The Independent Sponsor Model•7 min read

Inside the Diligence Room: How We Evaluate SMEs

Most diligence checklists look the same. The difference between good and great is what gets asked between the lines.

January 15, 2026Read

Investor Insights•5 min read

Diversifying Beyond Public Markets Into Main Street

Some of America's most attractive investments are not on any exchange. They are Main Street businesses growing quietly, waiting for the right partner.

December 31, 2025Read

The Independent Sponsor Model•6 min read

Growth After the Deal: 100 Days With an Independent Private Equity Sponsor

Closing a transaction is the starting line, not the finish. The first hundred days decide whether the next five years compound or stall.

December 15, 2025Read

Investor Insights•5 min read

Reading the Cap Table: What Smart LPs Look For

The cap table tells you who wins, when, and how aligned they are with you. Reading it carefully sharpens your investment decisions immediately.

November 30, 2025Read

Pathways to Wealth•6 min read

Building a Resilient Portfolio in an Uncertain Decade

The next decade will reward investors who built portfolios for uncertainty, not portfolios optimized for the last cycle.

November 15, 2025Read