In this episode of Capital Calls, we welcome Brian Smiga of Alpha Partners, whose PE fund strategy focuses on growth-stage private technology companies, led by the world’s best investors. Through its unique relationships with over 700 early-stage VCs,  Alpha Partners is able to create access to over 20% of Series C+ deals.  As a reminder, this is our publicly available interview. The full interview is accessible to accredited investors who are members on Palico. The extended version covers:  What exit opportunities will there be amid the slowdown in the M&A and IPO markets ..read more

In this episode of Capital Calls, we welcome Brian Smiga of Alpha Partners, whose PE fund strategy focuses on growth-stage private technology companies, led by the world’s best investors. Through its unique relationships with over 700 early-stage VCs,  Alpha Partners is able to create access to over 20% of Series C+ deals.  As a reminder, this is our publicly available interview. The full interview is accessible to accredited investors who are members on Palico. The extended version covers:  What exit opportunities will there be amid the slowdown in the M&A and IPO markets ..read more

Hello listeners, in this episode of Capital Calls, we welcome Andrew Axelrod, managing partner, and portfolio manager at Axar Capital, whose PE fund strategy focuses on turnaround and distressed investments in the North American middle market. This is an extremely timely interview in light of ongoing macroeconomic events. As a reminder, this is our publicly available interview. The full interview is accessible to accredited investors who are members of Palico.  The rest of the interview is exclusive to accredited investors who are members of Palico. The extended version covers:  The ..read more

In this episode of Capital Calls, we welcome two guests from Millennium Bridge Capital. Managing Director, Brian Knitt, and Principal, Garrett Fitzgerald. Millennium Bridge Capital has been a pioneer in the co-investment space since 2004. Their strategy targets the North American lower middle market, primarily focusing on direct and indirect buyout/control investments. In this conversation, we explore the keys to Millennium Bridge Capital’s long-lasting success and how they’ve combined traditional PE fund of funds investing with systematic co-investments results to drive more favorable all-in ..read more

In this episode of Capital Calls, we welcome Johannes Rabini and Stefan Beil, Managing Partners at Sobera Capital, a firm that focuses specifically on the niche but thriving area of direct secondary transaction in the European market. In this conversation, they lead us through their long history in this unique strategy and what has made them so successful at sourcing opportunities.  Enjoy this conversation with our host Lucas Lin.  As a reminder, this is our publicly available interview. The full interview is accessible to accredited investors who are members on Palico on Sobera’s fu ..read more

Hello listeners, in this episode of Capital Calls, we welcome John Zic, Partner and Founding team member of EQUIAM — a fund that can easily be characterized as the ‘Moneyball’ of VC investing. John leads us through EQUIAM’s remarkable story and unique strategy that uses its proprietary data-driven model to achieve top quartile results. Take a listen as John takes us through Equiam’s ability to: Get 8x the deal flow of traditional VCs Deploy capital 3x as quickly And realize value at ½ the time of a typical VC fund  Enjoy this conversation with our host Lucas Lin.  As a reminder, th ..read more

In this episode of Palico Capital Calls we talk to Hans van Houwelingen, Managing Partner at Urban Impact Ventures, a European Impact Venture Capital Firm on a mission to improve urban quality of life in Europe. Diving deep into what investing in urban spaces means and why it is underserved, Hans gives us a clear view into UI Ventures’ network, diversification strategy and impact framework. We talk about decarbonization and circularity, and Hans brings all this to life as he describes some of the investments they’ve made to date. Enjoy this conversation with our host Lucas Lin. As a reminder ..read more

In this episode of Capital Calls we talk to Boris Bakech and Eric Boustouller, partners at C4 Ventures. We dive into the explosive success that C4 Ventures has already seen since its founding in 2014 and get an inside look at how they’ve already been able to see 8 of their portfolio companies reach unicorn status including well known investments that you’ll be familiar with such as Nest, Foursquare and Via ..read more

In this episode we talk to Borja de Roda, Managing Partner at Beka Asset Management, a fund that specializes in real asset investments. Borja presents the fund's investment strategy with special focus on farming-related businesses. He takes us through the details of investing in agribusinesses, how it complies with the fund’s ESG strategy and the associated returns related to the sector.  Borja de Roda has been involved in private equity real assets for over ten years now. He is the Managing Partner and CEO of the Asset Management Division of Beka Finance (formerly known as Gala Capital ..read more

In this episode we talk to Natalie Adomait, Managing Director in Brookfield’s Renewable Power Group focused on impact investments. This is a timely conversation as the effects of climate change become increasingly evident. With Natalie, we get concrete insights into Brookfield’s investment philosophy and how the pursuit of creating a positive impact can also drive positive commercial returns.  Enjoy this conversation with our COO, Claire Commons, as we delve into impact investing from someone who has been in the field long before it became such a buzzword ..read more