In this episode, Alba Wheels Up Co-Founder Damien Stile shares how he transformed a small customs brokerage into a logistics leader overseeing $15B+ in imports annually. Damien reflects on the decision to bring in private equity, why a values alignment with investors is critical, and how the partnership fueled innovation, scalability, and leadership expansion—without compromising the company’s entrepreneurial spirit. A must-listen for founders navigating growth and bringing on investment.

• (00:00:00) - Antony Caparino on Private Equity
• (00:00:52) - Importance of Customs House Brokers: Damian Style on The Podcast
• (00:02:14) - The Journey of Alba Logistics
• (00:03:46) - Customs House Brokerage: The Roll Up
• (00:06:02) - How Did The Private Equity Company Conduct Their Due Dilution?
• (00:08:42) - On The Covid Deal
• (00:11:47) - Exploring the Alba Tech Deal
• (00:14:13) - Have Private Equity Partners Improved the Company?
• (00:17:19) - How Has the Company Strengened the Team?
• (00:18:42) - How Do You Balance Autonomy and Accountability?
• (00:20:35) - Tariffs and the Market
• (00:22:12) - Q&A: Tariffs
• (00:23:27) - A Private Equity Investor Conversation

In our latest episode of Conversation with Podcast, we have Kylie Kilgour, Deputy Commissioner at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NAAC).

Kylie provides an in-depth overview of the Commission’s early operations and the ongoing challenges in tackling corruption across the public sector. Covering key topics such as inter-agency collaboration, referral trends and legacy case management, corruption prevention strategies, and insights from the Commonwealth Integrity Survey.

We are delighted to launch the second episode of our Tax Talks Middle East podcast series, focused on UAE Tax considerations for M&A transactions. As the UAE adopts a more comprehensive tax regime, the impact to M&A transactions is significant. Tune in to our podcast for insights on navigating the evolving M&A Tax landscape.

Our expert speakers for this episode include:

• Vishal Sharma – Managing Director, A&M Tax
• Hashem Saleh – Director, A&M Tax
• Gurpreet Pawar – Director, A&M Tax