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High Net Worth Capital and Liquidity in Alternatives
Brian Murphy of Portfolio Advisors discusses the evolving liquidity options for high net worth investors, who increasingly are seeking access to private capital strategies. Murphy describes the very illiquid early days of alternatives, the growth of wealthy individuals as LPs who need smaller “ticket sizes,” the administrative challenges of providing liquidity, and the growing popularity…
April 19, 2021More -
Investing in Tech-Enabled Services
The head of services investing for global private equity firm Permira discusses how the opportunity has changed thanks to the advance of disruptive technology. Philip Muelder also discusses Permira’s transformation of governance and risk specialist Duff & Phelps, the rise of “bots” (also known as Robotic Process Automation), how services business have fared during the…
April 5, 2021More -
Sun Capital is Bullish on Healthcare Done Right
Two veterans of the Florida-based private equity firm describe their successful investments in, respectively, a primary care clinic and a dermatology business. Dan Florian and Stephen Cella of Sun Capital Partners also discuss the effects of COVID on the healthcare industry, the growth of telehealth, winning versus challenged business models as healthcare evolves, and patient empowerment.
March 22, 2021More -
New Mountain’s Steve Klinsky: Passionate About Education
The founder of a major private equity firm discusses his project to lower the cost of college education.
March 15, 2021More -
Gaming: The Next Frontier for the Sports Business
A veteran sports-business investment banker and the CEO of an NHL team discuss sports gambling being brought “out from the darkness” as a major business opportunity.
March 15, 2021More -
The Tax Function as Value-Add Lever
Two veterans of the private equity tax function discuss the challenges of getting data tax-ready, the finance team’s move to high-value tax analysis, and a new RSM tax technology solution called PartnerSight. Click here to learn more about PartnerSight.
March 3, 2021More -
Grappling With the Supply Chain of the Future
A conversation with KKR’s Neil Brown, who takes a deep dive into the effect that a massive disruption of the global supply chain is having on businesses. Brown, a Managing Director for the KKR Global Institute and KKR Infrastructure, discusses the impact of digital services, changing consumer priorities, the US-China relationship and the future of…
March 3, 2021More -
Life Sciences Gets a COVID Booster Shot
Three veterans of the life sciences private equity and M&A market share intel about dramatic changes in the industry.
March 1, 2021More -
What Washington Needs to Understand About Private Equity
The chairman of Washington DC-based advocacy group American Investment Council, which seeks to tell the “good stories” of the private equity industry.
February 26, 2021More -
Diversity and Social Justice in the Sports Business
Sports as an important force in society
February 22, 2021More -
Expanding to Ease Private Capital’s Growing Pains
Doug Hart and Paul Woods of Alter Domus discuss the challenges of private capital
February 22, 2021More -
Peloton Takes the Long-Term Lead
A former senior executive from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan discusses the mission of the firm he co-founded
February 22, 2021More