Private Equity Power Talks: Map of the Maze

Aug 07 2024 56 ep. 36 mins 15

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Private Equity Power Talks: Map of the Maze, is a podcast all about Private Equity leadership. In each episode we will explore a theme related specifically to Private Equity backed and entrepreneurial companies, with a PE backed CEO or subject matter expert.

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The Private Equity Deals Market - Richard Madden, European Exec Chair, DC Advisory

Aug 07 2024 49 mins

It’s our annual Podcast episode with Richard Madden, European Executive Chairman of DC Advisory to discuss the state of the Private Equity deals market. We review the deals market so far this year, what we can expect over the next 6 – 12 months, including the impact of likely changes to tax policy, and ultimately what this means for PE-backed business leaders.

Donat Rétif, CEO, loveholidays

Jun 24 2024 65 mins

For this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we are joined by loveholidays CEO, Donat Rétif… Donat is a highly experienced PE-backed CEO specialising in building high-growth tech platform businesses. We discuss loveholidays organic growth journey and how they have utilised AI, data and staff engagement & autonomy to greatly increase their customer base and expand into new inter

Matt Parker, CEO, Babble – Effective M&A (Part 1)

May 20 2024 49 mins

This episode of the PepTalks podcast is all about running an effective M&A process under PE ownership. We are joined by Babble CEO and M&A expert, Matt Parker. Having joined Babble in 2015 Matt has taken the business through 2 PE transactions and grown the headcount from 15 to 500 people, all whilst completing 34 acquisitions. In this first of 2 episodes, we focus on the ac

Craig Smith, Group CEO, EMED Group

Apr 22 2024 49 mins

In this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we are joined by experienced Healthcare CEO, Craig Smith… Craig joined healthcare and specialist transport providers E-zec Medical as CEO in 2021 following an MBO by Cairngorm Capital. In 2023 he oversaw a significant merger with ERS Medical resulting in a rebrand to EMED Group where Craig remains as CEO. We discuss how Craig organised and

Tim Ham, CEO, Pearson Ham - The Six Key Steps to Pricing Implementation

Mar 13 2024 42 mins

In this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we are thrilled to have Tim Ham, CEO of Pearson Ham and distinguished pricing expert, as our special guest. We discuss the findings of a collaborative report between PepTalks and Pearson Ham titled ‘The Six Key Steps to Pricing Implementation’. Tim provides insights into the findings of the report and takes a deep dive into each of the 6

David Bowes, Chief People Officer, Xalient

Jan 15 2024 43 mins

For this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we are joined by culture, talent and HR expert David Bowes… David is a highly successful and high-growth Chief People Officer under PE ownership, having held the position at WDS, A Xerox Company, Phlexglobal and Xalient. We discuss the role of the chief people officer, including what a good people strategy looks like, building your top te

Paul Stanley, CEO, Achilles - Strategic Repositioning

Nov 29 2023 44 mins

In this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we are talking all about strategy and how to build a winning value creation plan under PE ownership with Achilles CEO, Paul Stanley. Paul has held 7 PE backed CEO roles, the last 4 of which he took on when the business was underperforming so he could implement a successful strategic repositioning. Paul shares his approach to building a strat

Graham Donoghue, CEO, Sykes Holiday Cottages - Operating Models

Oct 17 2023 48 mins

This episode of the PepTalks Podcast is all about operating models and how they can be successfully implemented into a PE-backed business to drive value, culture, innovation and set you up for a successful exit. Our expert guest is Forge Holiday Group & Sykes Holiday Cottages CEO, Graham Donoghue, who has successfully implemented OKRs into the business resulting in a 9x return

Richard Madden, CEO, DC Advisory UK - PE Deals Market Update

Aug 21 2023 33 mins

For this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we are joined by regular guest, Richard Madden, for an update on the state of the private equity deals market. Richard is CEO of DC Advisory UK a leading international investment bank who provide buy and sell-side advice during PE transactions and other M&A activity. We discuss how the economic climate has affected the market over the c

David Brennan, Executive Chair, Nexus Vehicle Rental

Jun 29 2023 36 mins

For this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we welcome David Brennan, Executive Chair of Nexus Vehicle Rentals for the second time to discuss his continuing journey with the business. David was CEO of Nexus for 9 years and steered the company through 3 PE transactions before recently transitioning to Exec Chair. We discuss how to drive organic growth through effective sales and marke