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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