Charlesbank’s Giacomo Sonnino Featured on the Private Equity Value Creation podcast with Shiv Narayanan
Giacomo Sonnino, Advisory Director at Charlesbank Capital Partners, recently joined the Private Equity Value Creation podcast with Shiv Narayanan to discuss how Charlesbank partners with services-focused businesses to accelerate value creation in a dynamic, AI-enabled market.
Giacomo shared how Charlesbank builds value creation into every stage of its investing approach, connecting diligence, underwriting and execution so portfolio companies can begin creating momentum from Day One. He also emphasized how AI is increasingly becoming a meaningful accelerator for workflow transformation and performance improvement across the portfolio, pointing to Charlesbank portfolio companies such as Accordion, which has developed AI-enabled finance solutions, and Aprio, which is investing in AI to enhance core tax and audit workflows.
To hear more about Charlesbank’s investment philosophy and using AI as a value-creation accelerator, tune into the full conversation here.
December 15, 2025