A Perspective on Continuation Vehicles From Inside a Private Equity Fund With Berkshire Partners’ Matt Gooch

Matt Gooch, Managing Director of Business Development and Capital Markets at Berkshire Partners, joins Secondary Snapshot to discuss his career and Berkshire Partners approach to the secondary market. During the conversation, Matt shares insights from two successful GP-led transactions, emphasizing the importance of providing LPs with options while maintaining long-term trust. He concludes by advising young professionals to take calculated risks, practice gratitude, and prioritize roles that offer rigorous training and opportunity. Over the past 35 years, Berkshire has established itself as a premier private equity buyout firm, currently managing more than $30B in AUM with a team of over 125 professionals.