EisnerAmper Podcast

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with John Brecker, head of client solutions, Americas, Hamilton Lane, a prominent private markets investment firm. John shares his outlook for private markets investing, valuations, investor interest and more.

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Or Haviv, Partner & Head of Global Innovation at Arieli Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in technology. Or shares his outlook for VC investing in technology companies, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm is integrating ESG and DEI and more.

In this episode of Private Equity Dealbook, Elana Margulies Snyderman, Director, Publications, speaks with Ariel Fischman, Director at 414 Capital, an investment banking and advisory firm.  Ariel shares his outlook for the private equity industry for the remainder of this year and M&A activity amid the current macroeconomic environment, including how the environment has impacted transactions, deal valuations, due diligence and more. He also shares his thoughts on how ESG continues to become more prominent in evaluating companies.

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with John Cole Scott, President & CIO of Closed End Fund Advisors, a Richmond, Virginia-based manager of managers. John shares his outlook for investing in closed end funds, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm is integrating ESG and DEI and more.

Founding executive team member and president of eMerge Americas Melissa Medina has a conversation with EisnerAmper's Technology and Life Sciences professional Fritz Spencer about bringing together diverse and innovative startups from around the world—and making critical connections with local founders. In this TechTalk episode, Melissa also reveals the traits that make founders and their ventures successful.

Beau Whitney, an economist specializing in the cannabis industry, discusses challenges like federal illegality, heavy taxation, and lack of data collection. He explores the implications of the 280E tax provision on profitability and predicts a future decrease in cannabis prices due to oversupply. He also discusses the potential consequences of interstate commerce and federal legalization, including changes in prices, mergers and acquisitions, and global market impact.

TechTonic is a podcast series brought to you by Aimann Rasheed, one of EisnerAmper's digital transformation specialists, who guides listeners through seemingly complex topics relating to technology and their use cases. In this episode, we discuss how digital transformation has been an integral part of the Telecom industry and how operations have evolved over the last few decades.

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Whitney Sweeney, Investment Director, Sustainability, Schroders’ Global Sustainable Investment Team. Whitney shares her outlook for sustainability investing, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, her experience being a woman in the industry and more.

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Justin Kulla, Partner, Head of ESG and Impact Investing at TZP Group, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market technology and business services and consumer products and services companies in the U.S. and Canada. Justin shares his outlook for impact investing in those spaces, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm incorporates DEI and more.

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Director, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Jesmane Boggenpoel, Managing Partner, AIH Capital, a black women-owned private equity fund based in South Africa.  Jesmane, also a published author who wrote a book on racial reconciliation, diversity and inclusion called “My Blood Divides and Unites,” shares her outlook for PE investing, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm is integrating ESG, her experience being a woman in the industry and more.