The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Hosted by Alex Rawlings, Managing Partner of Raw Selection, a specialist executive search firm. Join us as we interview the leading experts in Private Equity, unlocking their secrets of success to share with you.
Discover how some of the top Private Equity professionals got into Private Equity, how they rose to success and learn about some of the mistakes they made along the way.
Alex has strong connections to the Private Equity industry through his executive search firm, Raw Selection, which specialises in working with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies across Europe and North America. Alex is straight talking and to the point and aims to unlock real gold you can build into your firm or portfolio companies. Find out more at www.raw-selection.com
The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Reynir Indahl on Sustainability, ESG Investing and Solving Global Challenges in the Private Equity Industry
Today’s Guest
Today we welcome Reynir Indahl, Founder and Managing Partner of Summa Equity, a company solely dedicated to impact investing in companies that seek to solve global challenges. He enjoys everything from being part of the deal to driving performance and also hosts the Corporate Unplugged podcast.
What You’ll Learn
How the Private Equity Space has evolved over time
The benefits of niching down your business
Why sustainability is the new driver for value creation
Role of purpose in business success
Why millennials prefer working for companies with meaning and purpose
Breakdown
[00:57] Getting to know Reynir Indahl
[04:33] Solving global challenges
[07:50] How Reynir and his company guarantee investment returns
[15:55] Challenges faced when setting up Private Equity Firms
[21:27] Reynir’s transition from the corporate world into entrepreneurship
[24:30] How to better engage with a portfolio executive
[33:29] Notable attributes of top performing PE firms
[35:50] Reynir’s go-to information source
Resources
The Private Equity 4.0 article
Reimagining Capitalism by Rebecca Henderson
Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
The Corporate Unplugged Podcast
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