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For over 25 years, Real Deals have been the independent voice of European private equity providing essential market intelligence, deal information, and insight to Europe's leading GPs, their advisers, & LPs.
The Drawdown provides vital insight and analysis for operational professionals in private equity and venture capital. Our mission is to empower & celebrate operational professionals who ensure funds are managed in a robust and compliant manner, lead on in-house technology strategies, regulations & compliance, ESG, & other vital functions that ensure the well-being of the industry.
The Drawdown provides vital insight and analysis for operational professionals in private equity and venture capital. Our mission is to empower & celebrate operational professionals who ensure funds are managed in a robust and compliant manner, lead on in-house technology strategies, regulations & compliance, ESG, & other vital functions that ensure the well-being of the industry.
Episodes
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Dec 2, 2021 • 13min
Substance and fund formation
Real Deals editor Talya Misiri speaks with Elliot Refson, head of funds at Jersey Finance, about substance rules and what funds need to consider.
Nov 26, 2021 • 26min
Managing a successful carve out
Real Deals editor Talya Misiri speaks with Rutland Partners partner David Wardrop and HCC CEO Julian Aitken about how the carve-out of HCC was navigated and how value creation opportunities were identified and executed.
Oct 28, 2021 • 18min
Mental health as a value driver
N4 Partners joins Real Deals to explore how mental wellbeing and human performance can be an important value creation driver in private equity
Oct 15, 2021 • 35min
Private debt’s next stage of maturity
Alice Murray speaks to Treabhor Mac Eochaidh, Executive Director at MUFG Investor Services, Head of Debt Services, who takes us on a journey through space and time, beginning with the asset class’s early days following the retrenchment of the banks in response to the 2008 downturn. We explore the ways in which direct lending has developed across different regions: in the US, Europe and APAC. And we consider the market’s current condition; with the onset of advanced technologies, big data and continued demand from investors.
Sep 28, 2021 • 37min
The “green-boom”: the reality of ESG post-pandemic
Is it the end of the “green-boom”? Real Deals is joined by Richard Burrett, chief sustainability officer at Earth Capital and Sharadiya Dasgupta, founding partner at Blue Dot Capital, to discuss ESG reporting during and post-pandemic and whether maintaining regulatory ESG activity is sustainable.
Aug 9, 2021 • 15min
Debt in the post-COVID world
Lending activity has rebounded strongly following COVID disruption, with borrowers once again able to secure favourable pricing and attractive terms in a competitive market.
In a recent roundtable hosted by Real Deals a panel of lenders and advisers discussed the drivers behind the recovery, how lenders are navigating competitive situations to find value and the outlook for debt markets over the next 12 to 18 months.
Jul 7, 2021 • 28min
The convergence of PE and VC
Real Deals looks at the broader implications of the converging private capital market.
Jun 17, 2021 • 22min
Creating value through innovation and green initiatives
In a recent podcast, Real Deals spoke to Rutland Partners investment director Jason Birt and Woodall Nicholson CTO John Randerson on creating value through innovation and green energy initiatives at the portfolio company.
Jun 16, 2021 • 44min
Maturing private debt market
Real Deals’ roundtable explored private debt's emergent role in a post-pandemic market. Here are some of the key themes that were discussed.
Market growth
Debt funds vs banks
ESG
Jun 15, 2021 • 17min
SFDR: What investors really think
Real Deals is joined by Eve Ellis, partner at Ropes and Gray, and Dani Williams, senior principal consultant and ESG advisory team member at ACA Group, to discuss the challenges GPs and LPs are facing with the new SFDR regulation, how investors have reacted and what to expect from Level 2 in 2022.
