What PE Buyers Find When They Actually Look at Your Data

Private Equity Data Guy · Apr 17, 2026 · 43m

In this episode, I sat down with Derek Sather, CRO at KKR-backed Education Perfect, to talk about what actually happens when someone with deep systems thinking and revenue architecture experience steps inside a PE portfolio company. Derek breaks down what it means to move from managing a pipeline to underwriting revenue, and why that shift matters more now than ever before.

We get into the real cost of messy data during diligence, what buyers are actually looking for when they dig into your revenue numbers, and why AI will amplify your chaos just as fast as it amplifies your clarity. If you…