The Mergermarket Private Equity Podcast

Nov 26 2024 92 ep. 24 mins 36

The Mergermarket Private Equity Podcast artwork

Join Mergermarket's team of global fund editors as they delve into all the hot topics in private equity and venture capital. (This podcast was previously called "The Unquote Private Equity Podcast").

Copy RSS

Subscribe on Podcast Addict

2023 Review – Inflation, consolidation and re-evaluation

Dec 15 2023 27 mins

As a tough year for the European private equity industry draws to an end, Mergermarket’s private funds editorial team gives a market overview and highlights key topics including the resilience of the mid-market, consolidation in the advisor space, and the popularity of co-investments.

The view from DACH with HIG Capital

Dec 05 2023 40 mins

Private equity dealmakers in the DACH region have been facing a plethora of challenges in 2022 and 2023 in particular. Funds editor Harriet Matthews discusses the 2024 outlook with HIG Capital’s Holger Kleingarn, and is also joined by Mergermarket’s DACH bureau chief Patrick Costello, who shares his insights on market sentiment and how dealflow is shaping up for 2024.

Honing the carve-out craft with Aurelius

Nov 21 2023 47 mins

With corporates looking to divest non-core businesses and private equity investors placing a renewed emphasis on value creation, carve-outs are climbing the agenda for many GPs. Harriet Matthews and Min Ho explore the factors behind current dealflow, with a guest interview with Tristan Nagler, partner at Aurelius.

18: 2020 Review: Nordic

Dec 22 2020 9 mins

Much has been made of Sweden's response to Covid-19 and the country's avoidance of stringent national lockdowns, but its private equity market remained as strong as in the previous year. Finland also performed well, in no small part due to its budding tech ecosystem, which will have been bolstered by the supercharged digitalisation trend.Unquote reporter Katharine Hidalgo welcomes

Building consumer conviction with Advent International

Nov 03 2023 48 mins

While current sentiment around private equity investment in the consumer sector is mixed due to its exposure to inflation and consumer demand, sponsors are still finding attractive opportunities to deploy. Advent International managing director Nicolas Chavanne joins the podcast to discuss the GP’s approach to investing, how it assesses the market, and how and why it aims to secu

17: 2020 Review: DACH

Dec 21 2020 10 mins

European private equity was hit hard by the coronavirus crisis, but GPs adapted swiftly by protecting their portfolios and switching their due diligence online. In DACH, however, records were broken on both ends of the market – with the most VC and growth investments in a year, and the region's largest buyout ever.Unquote reporter Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote’s DACH marke

Fundraising in focus with Aztec Group

Oct 08 2023 26 mins

Amid a tough fundraising market with tight allocations and a slowdown in distributions, fund administrator Aztec Group’s managing director James Gow and head of innovation Tom Bennett bring their insights into capital raising and discuss the outlook for the year ahead.

Multiples Heatmap Q3 2021: to 12x and beyond

Dec 07 2021 30 mins

Once again, the Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap reveals that average entry multiples broke new records in Q3, on the back of a still-buoyant M&A market. Deal-makers shrugged off concerns about inflation, supply chain constraints and rising Covid-19 cases to propel European PE activity to near-record highs.

16: 2020 Review: France

Dec 18 2020 13 mins

In a series of 2020 reviews, Unquote dives into the data to discover how the various regions of Europe performed during the coronavirus crisis, and what GPs expect for the year ahead.France was one of the countries hit the hardest by the coronavirus early on in the pandemic, with a very strict lockdown severely impacting PE activity for most of Q2. However, it was also among the st

Green shoots of growth: Finding alpha in emerging managers

Sep 18 2023 38 mins

Funds editor Harriet Matthews hosts senior reporter Gustav Hoejmark-Jensen to discuss the role that emerging managers are playing in green technology investing. Hoejmark-Jensen explores the topic in an interview with Kim Pochon, senior vice president at Unigestion, and Laurits Bach Sørensen, co-founder and senior partner at Nordic Alpha Partners (NAP).