Discussion with Eamon Devlin — Talking about the increasing involvement of private equity in football. This is an extract of a video call — with the full video available on youtube here.

Discussion with Vindi Banga — Talking about value-add in private equity with a focus on what was done by PE firms during the Covid-19 crisis to help their portfolio companies, the role of operating partners and a bit of ESG. This is a double session.

Discussion with Blair Jacobson — Talking about private debt in the US, where it started pre-2008, and how it expanded to the rest of the world including Asia recently.

Transcript available here.

Discussion with Tait Simpson — Talking about the Investor Relation function in PE firms.

Discussion with myself — talking about performance of Private Equity funds

Discussion with James Ranger — Talking about how bankers had to re-invent themselves and learn to co-exist with shadow bankers (private debt) in the world of leverage finance.

Discussion with Delilah Rothenberg — Talking about ESG in PE

Discussion with Cassandra Rivilla Lutterkort and Eric Capp — Talking about the red hot private debt market, with a focus on the situation in the UK and Europe.

Discussion with Aunnie Power Patton — Talking about her forthcoming book ‘Adventure Finance’ in which she describes how small businesses can access finance even when they do not fit the venture capital boxes and mindset.