It’s not the horse that wins the race – it’s the jockey on the horse.

In today’s episode, Managing Partner Craig Emanuel sits down with Adrian MacKenzie, Founder and Partner of Five V Capital.

Adrian is the founder and a partner of Five V Capital. A highly experienced investor with over 25 years of private equity experience, Adrian has successfully led and managed Five V’s investments, including Ascender, Madman Film & Entertainment, Canva, Plenti, Education Perfect, the Probe Group, Zenith Investment Partners, Openway Food Co, Penten and Automic. Before founding Five V Capital, Adrian was a managing partner and board member at leading global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, where he helped establish the Asia Pacific and Australian offices. Five V have invested across 45 Australian and NZ private businesses, taking an average ownership stake of 30%, and having allocated almost $2B of investor funds on behalf of 400 clients. Since inception, Five V’s funds have delivered realised returns of 63% IRR, with an average holding period of 2.9 years per investment.

During this podcast, Craig holds in an in-depth discussion with Adrian on the secrets to searching for, selecting and partnering with outstanding Founder-led businesses. Craig and Adrian discuss topics such as an example of a great portfolio company, through to the current PE industry dynamics, through to what shaped Adrian’s successful career as a Founder of one of Australia’s most prominent PE funds.

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