On this week’s episode of M&A Masters, we’re joined by special guest Heather Hubbard, Managing Partner of Valesco Industries, a lower-middle market firm based in Dallas, Texas. This past May, Heather was named D CEO’s Private Equity Investment Professional of the Year, and in a market like Texas, that’s no small achievement. 

“I think, coming in, we represent what we're oftentimes looking at in portfolio companies and potential prospects. There's a very diverse group of people working at the majority of these companies, so when we can reflect that back to them, and relate to them each in their own way, I think that it gives us an advantage,” says Heather about the unique perspective of women in M&A.

We chat about Heather’s journey from running a company to private equity, as well as: 

• What women bring to the table in M&A, specifically in private equity

• Team dynamics with women in M&A

• Why women are underrepresented in private equity

• And more