Leon Brujis on The Advantages of Diversity in a Private Equity Firm

Today’s Guest

Today we welcome Leon Brujis who is a partner at Palladium Equity Partners. The firm was founded in 1997 and has invested over $2.8 billion of capital across different industries like retail, food, transportation and logistics, business services and media. Palladium Equity Partners’ investment focus is on founder and family-owned businesses that benefit from America’s growing Hispanic market.

What You’ll Learn

The effect of biases on investing decisions and deals

Leon’s experience of bias during an investment

How diversity in a private equity firm is an advantage

Breakdown

[00:46] Getting to know Leon Brujis

[01:57] Common mistake by PE firms and portfolio companies

[05:29] Leon’s experience as a minority in the finance industry

[08:24] Diversity in a company is an advantage

[10:05] Leon’s bias led to a bad investment decision

[13:36] How to guard against bias

[15:52] Private equity: the good and the bad

[19:01] Leon’s learning resources


Resources

Leon’s LinkedIn

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