In our second segment of the Academic Perspective we interview Dr. Gregory Brown from UNC's Kenan Flagler School of Business. He founded and directs the Institute for Private Capital. Today we discuss everything from his path to finance to the impact of COVID-19.  ..read more

In our first segment of the Academic Perspective we interview Dr. Joshua Lerner from Harvard Business School. He founded and runs the Private Capital Research Institute and co-directs the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Program. He also teaches the popular "Venture Capital and Private Equity" course at HBS. We talk about his journey from physics to economics and his groundbreaking research on private equity.   ..read more

In our second episode of the Industry Perspective we interview Russ Steenberg, Global Head of Private Equity Partners at BlackRock. Join us as Russ shares his story of building a career in private equity and his unique perspective on the industry. Russ has sat on both sides of the fence as someone who once worked at pension funds that invested in private equity and later went on to help start a fund from scratch. In today’s episode Russ shares his journey and his formula of “p to the 4th” on how to evaluate private equity firms for success.  ..read more

In our final episode of the Portfolio Perspective we interview Nathan Goldstein, Chief Strategy Officer of Signify Health, a company dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare and bringing healthcare to a patient’s home.  Join us as we discuss Signify's vision for healthcare and their experience working with private equity.  ..read more

In our first segment of the Portfolio Perspective we interview Maria Dempsey, CEO of NEST New York. NEST New York is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury fragrances for the bath, body and home. Join us as we discuss the story of NEST's founding and growth as well as the role of private equity in consumer-facing industries like fragrances and personal care.   ..read more

We've all heard about private equity. Maybe we've heard about it in the news or through a friend. But it isn't exactly clear what private equity does or how it impacts our economy. This show tells the stories of people who study, work for and work in private equity. We'll talk to professors, entrepreneurs and private equity leaders for their view on what they do and why it matters.  ..read more

In our fourth segment of the Academic Perspective we interview Dr. David Robinson from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He brings a unique global perspective to the world of private capital from his experiences at the World Economic Forum and as an advisor to the Swedish House of Finance. Today we discuss his views on the major trends in venture capital and private equity as well as the importance of private capital for small businesses during the pandemic.  ..read more

In our third segment of the Academic Perspective we interview Dr. Steven Neil Kaplan from University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is the co-creator of the Kaplan-Schoar PME (Public Market Equivalent) private equity benchmarking approach. A Fortune Magazine article referred to him as "probably the foremost private equity scholar in the galaxy.” Today we discuss his research in private equity's performance and his prediction about private equity's ability to continue outperforming in the COVID-19 crisis.  ..read more

In our third episode of the Industry Perspective we interview Adam Weinstein, CFO of New Mountain Capital.  2020 has been an unprecedented year and the impact of COVID-19 has rippled through the world's economy. Join us for today's episode where Adam shares his perspective on the pandemic's impact on the private equity industry and his belief that private equity can play offense in the fight to defeat the virus.   ..read more

In our second episode of the Portfolio Perspective we interview Angel Alvarez, founder and Chairman of ABB Optical Group, the number one contact lens distributor in the country.  Angel tells us his story of building ABB Optical, a business he started in 1989 in the back of a warehouse with three employees. Today, the company supplies nearly two-thirds of eye care professionals across the country. Join us as Angel tells us more about the contact lens industry and his experience working with private equity.  ..read more