Podcasts
Podcast: What do LPs want?
British Patient Capital’s Christine Hockley discusses the importance of patient capital, what VCs must do to appeal to LPs, and how GPs can build a value proposition that aligns with their investors’ interests
Podcast: The struggles of ESG reporting
In this exclusive podcast, Real Deals reporter Xhulio Ismalaj is joined by Richard Burrett, chief sustainability officer at early-stage cleantech investor Earth Capital
Podcast: Tech and product due diligence - a deep dive
Real Deals is joined by Lukas Ingelheim and Dan Bender, co-founders at Code & Co, and Peter Waleczek, managing partner at Flex Capital, for a case study on how the GP and tech due diligence provider are working together.
Podcast: Breaking down barriers
Real Deals editor Greg Gille is joined by David Wardrop, partner at Rutland Partners, to discuss how investors can break through to owner-managers and start building that relationship on the best possible footing.
Podcast: Private Equity in Sport
Michael Preston, partner at Cleary Gottlieb, speaks with Real Deals about the rise in private equity investment in sport.
Podcast round-up: A greener market
Private Equity Talks, the podcast of Real Deals and The Drawdown, has covered a range of areas affecting the mid-market in the first half of 2022, specifically focusing on the impact of ESG on assets and the next wave of thought in sustainable investing.
Podcast: Navigating the just transition
Michele Giddens, co-CEO at Bridges Fund Management and Sharon Johnson, COO of AgilityEco speak with Real Deals about the just transition and how it is being used in practice.
Podcast: Can ESG boost returns?
A recent Real Deals podcast looked at whether improving sustainable practice during a holding period can be directly related to better returns at exit.
Specialists vs Generalists
The age-old question was put to debate in a recent Real Deals podcast, with Guy Semmens, founder of Gyrus Capital and Erol Uzemrei, founder of Searchlight Capital.
Podcast: What has corporate governance got to do with it?
Real Deals speaks to Susan Fadil and Bill Prew, (JTC), and James Newman, (Perform Due Diligence), about the importance of having corporate governance at the top of the business agenda.
Podcast: Mental health as a value driver
In a recent podcast, Real Deals spoke to N4 Partners' Alan Dowie and the firm's in-house wellness coach, Chris Moon, to explore how mental wellbeing and human performance can be an important value creation tool.
Podcast: The convergence of PE and VC
Once two distinct financial market’s, the lines between PE and VC are becoming ever-more blurred. We explore the implications of PE and VC’s convergence, with Matthew Evans-Young senior investment manager at Foresight, and Claire Cherry, principal at True.
Podcast: Value creation partners
In a recent podcast, Real Deals spoke to Rutland Partners investment director Jason Birt and Woodall Nicholson CTO John Randerson on creating value through innovation and green energy initiatives at the portfolio company.
Podcast: SFDR – What investors really think
A recent Real Deals podcast looked at the immediate challenges the SFDR regulation brings, and what needs to be changed.
Podcast: Leadership due diligence – why it matters
In a recent Real Deals podcast, Drax Chief Technology Officer Matthew Finnie discussed why leadership due diligence matters and how it should be conducted by private equity buyers and their advisors.
Podcast: In conversation with IPEM
Real Deals editor Talya Misiri speaks to IPEM CEO Antoine Colson and O2B Films founder Olivier de Bannes on IPEM's upcoming documentary that focuses on the Covid-19 pandemic and our industry’s response to it.
Podcast: The sector specialists
JP Morgan’s Tom McComb and MVision founder Mounir Guen sit down with Real Deals to discuss why sector specialism has become so important for GPs and how investors assess a firm’s sector capability.
Podcast: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on private equity roots
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the company’s origins: what drove him to set up the firm and how it has developed over the past seven years
Podcast: In conversation with Jim Strang and Mounir Guen
Hamilton Lane’s Jim Strang and MVision's Mounir Guen sat down with Real Deals for a wide-ranging podcast covering everything from how private equity has fared through Covid-19 disruption and LP risk appetite to operational diligence and more.
Podcast: Moving into tech
An increasing number of PE firms are looking to invest in technology, a sector that has proved to be considerably resilient, compared to an array of sectors struggling amidst market uncertainty. A group of industry experts discuss.
Podcast: Navigating government-backed aid following the pandemic
Political risk expert Lizzie Wills, director of investor services at WA Communications, and White & Case partner Daniel Turgel discussed the longer-term ramifications for businesses that have received state aid. Here are some highlights.
Podcast: Once wary PE firms increasingly look to tech investment
FPE Capital, Hampleton Partners, ICON Corporate Finance and Rockpool, join Simon Thompson to discuss the acceleration of PE investment in tech.
Podcast: Navigating government-backed aid following the pandemic
Sam Birchall speaks to political risk expert Lizzie Wills, director of Investor Services at W.A communications, and White and Case partner Daniel Turgel about the longer-term ramifications for businesses that have received state aid.
Podcast: Management matters
A good management team is the cornerstone of any private equity value creation strategy. Rutland’s Ben Slatter and Armitage Pet Care chief executive Mark Andrews discussed what it takes to make this key relationship tick.
Podcast: The rise of the mega-funds
Pre-pandemic private equity mega funds were incredibly popular with investors. Have lockdowns changed these dynamics and can mega funds still close? MVision’s Mounir Guen and EQT’s Jussi Saarinen shared their thoughts on the market.
The Lowdown
The Lowdown 31.07: A run down of this week’s key PE operational developments, from our sister The Drawdown
Podcast: ESG and investment committee boards
In a recent Real Deals podcast hosted in association with JTC, a panel of experts discussed the reasons for ESG’s growing influence and what this means for private equity investment committee boards.
The Private Equity Editor’s Podcast 4
Through our combined expertise of PE investments to operations - and everything in between - this snappy podcast neatly distils the need-to-know market developments of the last week.
The Private Equity Editor’s Podcast 3
Through our combined expertise of PE investments to operations - and everything in between - this snappy podcast neatly distills the need-to-know market developments of the last week.
The Private Equity Editor’s Podcast 2
The second PE Editor's Podcast looks at the shift from short term contingency planning to a long term view, conferencing app Zoom as malware, the latest stats from ILPA and more.
The Private Equity Editor’s Podcast 1
Hosted by Talya Misiri of Real Deals and Alice Murray of The Drawdown, these podcasts aim to provide insight into what we’re hearing, reading, discussing and discovering through our coverage of the private equity market.
Podcast: Fundraising 2020 - state of the market
Advent’s global co-head of limited partner services Johanna Barr and MVision founder Mounir Guen sat down with Real Deals for the first of a four-part series of podcasts focusing on all things fundraising.
Podcast: Debt Uncovered
The first Real Deals podcast series, in association with Shawbrook Bank, explores the financing options available to companies of all sizes from venture-backed start-ups to mature corporates.