Discussion with Gail Mcmanus — Talking about how to get a job in private equity and actually telling you one big secret — why most applicants do not get the job even though they can do the job!! Now you know!

Discussion with Grant Fleming — Talking about the Australia New Zealand private market landscape.

Discussion with Kajal Batabyal — Talking about the due diligence process when a PE firm is sponsoring/buying (and selling!) a deal/company.

Discussion with Rosalyn Breedy — Talking about the world of family offices (though UK-centric), how they think, how they invest.

Discussion with Saloni Joshi — Talking about how the secondary market for limited partnership stakes works.

Discussion with Sam Peter — Talking about the private equity landscape in the middle east.

Discussion with Henry Elphick — Talking about how PE invests in the healthcare sector and in particular the use of the buy and build strategy in that industry.

Discussion with Prof. Mike Weisbach — Talking about his forthcoming book on the Economist’s craft in general and on what you need to know if you want to do a PhD after (or during) a few (or many) years working in private equity, in particular. Spoiler alert: one of the key learning points is not to write a sentence like the one I just wrote

Discussion with Peter Morris — Talking about the success of Dr Martens under PE ownership and what lessons we can learn from this case study.

Discussion with Peter Morris — Talking about why the value bridge is a terrible tool (but great marketing) when it comes to disentangling between the sources of value creation.