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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.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 10min
Navigating uncertainty: ABL through the pandemic
A panel of senior ABL lenders, advisers, and GPs discuss how ABL providers are positioning their offerings in post-Covid M&A processes and how ABLs and their clients have steered through an uncertain and volatile market.

Feb 8, 2021 • 37min
Bridging the gap – from Venture Capital to Private Equity buyout
Support for fast-growth companies throughout the cycle
Tackling the finance gap with companies from breakeven to £1m EBITDA
Getting to grips with ARR-style funding
Cross-origination for PE houses looking for new deals

Jan 26, 2021 • 34min
Sector Specialism
In today’s programme we are going to have an in-depth discussion on the trend of sector specialisation.
Sector specialism has become a decisive differentiator for managers when executing deals and LPs appear to be pivoting towards sector specialists in greater numbers.
But why is this? Do sector specialists deliver superior returns? How do LPs allocate capital by sector, on what criteria are sector specialists assessed, and what happens when there are long-term shifts in sector performance?

Jan 6, 2021 • 31min
Navigating a distressed market
The current environment is nothing new for special situations investors and their advisors; but the macro-economic crisis has given special situations investors a lot to consider. In a recent roundtable, a group of experts discussed the current deal environment, CVAs, corporate carve-outs, and how government support slowdowns will impact the special sits market going forward.

Dec 16, 2020 • 19min
InCloudCounsel's Pospisil on the future (Part 3 of 3)
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the future - specifically how the regulatory landscape for private capital funds is evolving, how investor demands are changing and how InCloudCounsel’s offerings aim to support these developments.

Dec 9, 2020 • 28min
Roundtable: DD in the post-COVID era
The evolution of due diligence, the shift in manager focus on DD pre-deal in a post-COVID era and what will be the new normal DD agenda.

Dec 9, 2020 • 14min
InCloudCounsel's Pospisil on document abstraction (Part 2 of 3)
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about what it is, how it works and how it supports private equity legal teams, as well as the wider organization.

Dec 2, 2020 • 14min
InCloudCounsel's Pospisil on private equity roots (Part 1 of 3)
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the company's origins: what drove him to set up the firm and how it has developed over the past seven years.

Oct 27, 2020 • 54min
European Investors
In today’s third instalment of the series, we are going to take an in-depth look at the evolution of the European LP base and what this means for managers.
The European investor base has evolved from local pockets of LPs supporting domestic managers into a diverse mix of investors with different objectives, priorities, and manager selection criteria.
Here to guide us through to explain how and why the investors base has changed I am joined by two guests – podcast regular and MVision founder Mounir Guen and Jim Strang who, who chairs the EMEA investment committee for global private markets investor Hamilton Lane.

Sep 11, 2020 • 33min
Navigating government backed aid
At the start of the Covid-19 crisis, governments announced a wave of loans to assist businesses through economic uncertainty. Now, as the pandemic has progressed and the support schemes have become more sophisticated, what are the longer-term ramifications for these businesses and the wider economy?


