Talking with Drake Paulson and Graeme Faulds from eVestment, a Nasdaq company, about the results of their 2018 Private Markets Due Diligence Survey.
Read MoreThe second part of our scoping conversation with Jay Bartlett and Joe Repp from EY-Parthenon. This time we flip the conversation and talk about undertaking a market study prior to SELLING a company.
Read MoreWe're back with Jay Bartlett from EY-Parthenon talking about scoping due diligence processes for private equity deals with special guest, Joe Repp.
Read MoreIt's Java vs. C#, MariaDB vs. Oracle, AWS vs. Azure and much, much more.
Read MoreParkerGale, LLC announced today the close of its second buyout fund. Exceeding its original target of $300 million, the fund closed at the hard cap of $375 million in Limited Partner commitments.
Read MoreThe Mad Scotsman, Alan Williamson, returns to the funcast for a lively discussion of Stack Overflow's 2018 Developer survey.
Read MoreJay Bartlett from Parthenon is back on the funcast to talk about the evolving role of the operating partner in private equity.
Read MoreJim and Devin talk about the one or two characteristics that can blow an otherwise terrific executive out of the water. It's Bill Simmons' 90/10 rule -- only better!
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This year we cover the technologies that are having the biggest impact on our portfolio - it's Amazon vs. Google, Netsuite vs. Salesforce.com, C# vs Python, PostgreSQL vs. MySQL ... and more!
Read MoreJim and Devin walk through the list of technology companies where Jim has worked over the years. We talk about the lessons learned as they apply to PE-owned tech companies in the middle market. We cover decades of computing from Digital Equipment Corporation to Oracle and beyond.
Read MoreNizar and Dylan from PitchBook's research team discuss their recent report on first-time private equity funds -- the fundraising stats, the increasing demand and the unique challenges new funds face.
Read MoreDevin and Jim talk about the major macroeconomic factors that affect Private Equity. Here's a hint -- it's mostly a robust economy and lower interest rates.
Read MoreDevin and Jim talk about the four basic Halloween villains -- Vampires, Frankenstein, Werewolves and Mummies -- and how PE deals often end up as one of these monsters.
Read MoreCici talks about her not-so-straight path to private equity, what her day to day job is like and modestly chalking up her career success to luck.
Read MoreDevin and his daughter Quinn spend an hour with high school English teacher Nathaniel Small on exploring the challenges of teaching people.
Read MoreHow do you select a PE buyer? What questions should you ask prospective buyers? What's negotiable and what's not? And all kinds of useful tips and tricks.
Read MoreTalking with Anthony Onesto of the Konrad Group about "Digital Strategy". It means different things to different people and we make an attempt to define the basics.
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