Middle Market Musings

Episode 85 Rick Horowitz, Chairman & CEO, RAF Equity


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Rick Horowitz misses the off ramp and ends up on a podcast in the bad part of town.  Rick is chairman and CEO of RAF Equity, a Philadelphia-based private equity fund formed as a family office in 1979.  Rick has three singular stories to tell:  (1) the legacy of Robert A. Fox, the firm’s founder and a towering figure in Delaware Valley business circles; (2) RAF’s successful leadership transition from Bob Fox to Rick; and (3) the firm’s ability to maintain a long-term investment horizon even after extending the capital base to outside investors.  The storied history of Boston/Philly sports rivalries gets a workout, but Rick and the hosts unite eventually over an embarrassingly detailed assessment of The Boston Globe sports page circa 1985.  Talk about click bait!

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