Expert: Cameron Blanks - 3 key lessons from 20 years of private equity deals | Pacific Equity Partners

Oct 10, 2024

Cameron Blanks, Managing Director at Pacific Equity Partners and a veteran in private equity since 2002, shares invaluable insights from his extensive experience. He reveals three key lessons learned over two decades, emphasizing the significance of strategic alignment and long-term investment approaches. Cameron illustrates these principles with engaging case studies, including Peter's Ice Cream and VEDA. He also discusses the evolving landscape of private equity, focusing on new opportunities for individual investors as firms stay private longer and new evergreen products emerge.

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Intro

00:00 • 3min

Unlocking Private Equity: Insights and Strategies

02:31 • 17min

Unlocking Value in Private Equity

19:11 • 15min

Long-Term Strategy: The Success of Taking VEDA Private

34:10 • 4min

The Shift from Public to Private Markets and Investor Accessibility

38:34 • 4min

The Evolution and Accessibility of Private Equity

42:20 • 3min

Today’s guest is Cameron Blanks, Managing Director at Pacific Equity Partners one of Australia's largest and longest-tenured private equity firms.

Cameron first joined Pacific Equity Partners in 2002 and in today's episode he unpacks 3 key lessons from more than 20 years in private equity. He also unpacks a number of case studies from Pacific Equity Partner's history that illustrates timeless investing principles that are applicable for public and private market investors alike.

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Thank you to Pacific Equity Partners for sponsoring this episode and helping us keep all of our content free.

You can find out more about Pacific Equity Partner's Gateway product and how they are working to make the asset class more accessible at: https://www.pepgateway.com.au/

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