The Hard Part with Evan McCann

Tyson Birchall from Longbow Capital


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Tyson Birchall is the Managing Director of Longbow Capital.


Longbow Capital is a private equity investment management company based in Calgary, Alberta that invests in the North American energy, power and technology sectors.

They invest in innovative companies that are doing things differently; companies that help bring energy to the world in the most efficient, cost effective and environmentally responsible manner.

Since being founded in 1997, Longbow has been a long-term strategic partner and an engaged and effective shareholder in over 150 high-growth investments.


Takeaways

-Tyson's time in investment banking provided valuable skills such as entrepreneurship, thinking on your feet, and client service.

-History of Longbow.

-Tyson's concept of "The Holy Trinity" when it comes to energy transition investing.

-Longbow's unqiue investment thesis when it comes to investing in energy transition and how it differs from other climatetech investors.

-What Longbow looks for in the leadership team when investing.

-Knowing the right time to sell a business.

-Growing AUM as a private equity firm.


Chapters

00:00 Introduction

05:02 Investing in the Energy Space: Backing the Right Teams

12:08 Longbow's Approach to Energy Transition

25:50 Knowing When to Sell a Business

32:54 Navigating Hard Times


Keywords

investment banking, entrepreneurship, energy space, energy transition, management teams, CO2 emissions, AUM, trust, hard times

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