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Join Mayer Brown's Tarun Patel (Partner, Private Equity) as he sits down with senior members of the Private Equity community to discuss their career highlights, lowlights, investment thesis and everything between.
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Episode #001
Richard Tudor
Averna Capital
In episode 1, Tarun speaks to Richard Tudor, the co-founder of Averna Capital, a mid market European private equity firm – and formerly of Apax and Exponent. They discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with creating a new private equity firm, how to overcome deal heartaches and how Averna Capital came to bear it’s interesting name.
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Episode #002
Zeina Bain
Sullivan Street
In episode 1, Tarun speaks to Richard Tudor, the co-founder of Averna Capital, a mid market European private equity firm – and formerly of Apax and Exponent. They discuss conviction investing, why business is personal and what not to do on a site visit!
In episode 2, Tarun speaks with Zeina Bain, Managing Partner of Sullivan Street Partners, a UK buyout firm focussing on complex situations in the mid market – and formerly of Carlyle and ICG. They discuss conviction investing, why business is personal and what not to do on a site visit!
Episode #003
Fabrice Nottin
CAP10
On episode 3 of Life Of A Dealmaker, Tarun speaks with Fabrice Nottin, Founder of Cap10 Partners, a pan-European private equity firm investing in the mid-market – and formerly of Apollo. They discuss the attractive investment landscape today, why Cap10 brings a new approach to address the European mid-market and how to turn career setbacks into key elements of an investment strategy.
Episode #004
Gareth Whiley
Silverfleet Capital
In July 2021, Silverfleet Capital announced to the market that it was no longer raising a new fund and would enter wind down – in this episode of Life of A Dealmaker, I speak with its Managing Partner Gareth Whiley about how and why – we also look back on the successes of the Silverfleet story, talk transitions from being a lawyer to an investor and look forward to Gareth’s plan for the next phase.
Episode #005
Ravi Monteiro
Growth Capital Partners
As we reach episode 5 of Life of A Dealmaker, Tarun Patel sits down with Ravi Monteiro, Partner at Growth Capital Partners about knowledge economies, studying Stateside and ideal dinner party guests!
As we reach episode 5 of Life of A Dealmaker, @Tarun Patel sits down with @Ravi Monteiro, Partner at @Growth Capital Partners about knowledge economies, studying Stateside and ideal dinner party guests!
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