Private Equity Deals with Capital Allocators

[REPLAY] - Private Equity Masters 2: John Connaughton – Bain Capital (Capital Allocators, EP.201)

Nov 23, 2022

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Private Equity

02:54

Bain Capital - What Is the Prototypical Investor?

02:35

Private Equity - What's the Skill Set?

03:10

Introduction

2min

Today's Show Is Sponsored by Capital Allocators

2min

The Second Episode of Private Equity Masters - John Conneton

2min

What Was the Scope of Private Equity Back Then?

2min

Capital Started as a Venture Firm, What Was the Thought Process?

2min

Bain Capital - What Are the Types of Multiples You Remember Paying Back Then?

3min

Should We Just Keep Doing What We're Doing?

2min

Building Scale - The Challenges to Growth Along the Way

3min

What You Learned From the Decision Making Process?

3min

10.

How Do You Strike That Tension?

2min

11.

Private Equity

3min

12.

Bain Capital - What Is the Prototypical Investor?

3min

13.

Do You Have a Sourcing Advantage?

3min

14.

The Relationship Between the Seller and the Buyer of Choice

3min

15.

The Cycle of Private Equity Growth

2min

16.

Private Equity - What's the Skill Set?

3min

17.

How Do You Grow Your Company?

3min

18.

Are You Going to Go Public?

2min

19.

LP Capital - What Are Some of the Lessons You've Learned?

3min

20.

Portfolio Construction

2min

21.

Private Equity

2min

22.

The Secret Sauce of Being Capital?

2min

23.

What's Your Most Important Daily Habit?

2min

24.

What's Your Biggest Investment Mistake?

2min

25.

What Lessons Have You Learned From Your Parents?

3min

John Connaughton is a Co-Managing Partner at Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm that oversees approximately $130 billion in assets. Founded in 1984 as the pioneer of a consulting-based approach to private equity investing, Bain Capital today invests across private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital and real estate. Our conversation covers the early years of private equity at Bain Capital, its growth in products and assets, investment process, competitive environment, culture, and succession planning. We close with JC’s insights for allocators and his outlook on private equity.

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