Private Equity Spotlight
PEI Group
PEI Group’s ‘Private Equity Spotlight’ podcast illuminates the latest trends in private equity across fundraising, portfolio management, deals, regulation and more. Get a front-row seat with our award-winning journalists from publications including Private Equity International, Private Funds CFO, Buyouts and PE Hub, as they interview the industry’s biggest personalities and dig deep into the dynamics affecting LPs, GPs and service providers. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Nov 3, 2020 • 11min
Why one man left private equity to fight for racial justice
Rendel Solomon discusses why he walked away from a successful career at a $1bn asset manager, and shares some frank thoughts on the state of diversity and inclusion in the industry.
Oct 20, 2020 • 29min
In depth with Hamilton Lane's Mario Giannini
Hamilton Lane’s long-time CEO explains the role he thinks private markets can play in the post-coronavirus rebuild, and why we shouldn’t worry about the public markets rally.
Sep 24, 2020 • 9min
How VCs connect with co-workers and portfolio companies during the pandemic
Sandeep Bhadra of Vertex Ventures US discusses how the firm has used White Claw drinks and cookies to maintain communications. He also says initial Zoom meetings will remain in a post-pandemic world.
Sep 9, 2020 • 13min
Evercore's Nigel Dawn on the secondaries opportunities to come
We catch up with investment bank Evercore's private capital advisory head, who discusses single-asset transactions, secondaries deals in the era of covid-19 and what's in store for the market this year.
Find our analysis of Evercore's mid-year report here.
Aug 27, 2020 • 8min
How to value assets during covid-19
Two valuation management firms share their strategies for assessing a property’s worth during a time of massive dislocation and uncertainty.
Aug 13, 2020 • 19min
Rise of SPACs, demand for long holds and adjusting PE operations in the pandemic
We discuss the factors driving well-known executives to form special purpose acquisition vehicles and take a look at how private equity portfolio companies have adjusted to combat covid-19.
Aug 4, 2020 • 8min
Who will be the winners and losers in mid-market lending?
Andrew Lockhart of Metrics Credit Partners and Kelly Morton of Skye Capital Advisory discuss what's happened to portfolio companies and deal pipelines since the March meltdown, and what the implications are of public relief funds for mid-market lenders.
Jul 27, 2020 • 20min
Why this crisis is different than the last for private credit
Is opportunistic credit the next big thing to watch in the asset class? What are others in the markets doing now? Bruce Tomlinson of Sunsuper and Bev Durston of EdgeHaven answer these key questions.
Jul 22, 2020 • 38min
Women and secondaries – a match made in heaven?
We speak with three prominent female secondaries professionals – Kate Ashton, Martha Heitmann and Johanna Lottmann – and chair of industry body Level 20 George Anson to discuss the barriers to promoting women in secondaries, and how to break them down.
Jul 21, 2020 • 13min
Is coronavirus a blip on the agriculture forecast sheet?
As the pandemic heightens food security anxieties, and just-in-time supply chains suffer, we discuss how the outbreak will impact the asset class’s growth trajectory. We're joined by Fiera Comox partner for agriculture Matthew Corbett and Benjamin Subei, principal at the Boston Consulting Group.
