EUVC EUVC #274: Hemal Fraser-Rawal, GP of White Star Capital on Debt and Equity Investments
Jan 30, 2024
56:11
Hemal Fraser-Rawal is the GP of White Star Capital, a global investment platform with 1.5B AUM housing venture capital, digital assets and now debt-led Hybrid growth financing for companies. White Star Capital backs exceptional entrepreneurs building ambitious, international businesses across multiple stages and operate out of London, New York, Paris, Montreal, Toronto, Guernsey, Tokyo, and Singapore. By having such global presence, perspective, and people enable White Star are able to partner closely with their founders and them scale internationally.
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Chapters:
00:03:18 - Turbocharging company growth through equity and debt
00:06:01 - Leveraged finance and the great recession
00:08:46 - The golden age of private credit is changing
00:11:30 - Understanding the growth debt markets
00:14:28 - Volatility in valuations and risk-reward in credit vs VC
00:17:25 - The benefits of debt investments
00:20:08 - The inevitability of write-offs in investing
00:25:49 - Addressing the funding gap in Europe
00:31:08 - Investing across different stages and asset classes
00:33:44 - Considering different investment assets
00:36:18 - Debt-based investment strategy
00:39:07 - Liquidity events and talent in Europe's secondary investing sector
00:41:49 - The availability of technical sector jobs
00:44:33 - Finding Top VCs in Europe
00:50:10 - Persistence in the face of rejection
00:52:53 - Building the Future of machines and software
Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview 👀
Chapters:
00:03:18 - Turbocharging company growth through equity and debt
00:06:01 - Leveraged finance and the great recession
00:08:46 - The golden age of private credit is changing
00:11:30 - Understanding the growth debt markets
00:14:28 - Volatility in valuations and risk-reward in credit vs VC
00:17:25 - The benefits of debt investments
00:20:08 - The inevitability of write-offs in investing
00:25:49 - Addressing the funding gap in Europe
00:31:08 - Investing across different stages and asset classes
00:33:44 - Considering different investment assets
00:36:18 - Debt-based investment strategy
00:39:07 - Liquidity events and talent in Europe's secondary investing sector
00:41:49 - The availability of technical sector jobs
00:44:33 - Finding Top VCs in Europe
00:50:10 - Persistence in the face of rejection
00:52:53 - Building the Future of machines and software