The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
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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
Leon Brujis on The Advantages of Diversity in a Private Equity Firm
Today’s Guest
Today we welcome Leon Brujis who is a partner at Palladium Equity Partners. The firm was founded in 1997 and has invested over $2.8 billion of capital across different industries like retail, food, transportation and logistics, business services and media. Palladium Equity Partners’ investment focus is on founder and family-owned businesses that benefit from America’s growing Hispanic market.
What You’ll Learn
The effect of biases on investing decisions and deals
Leon’s experience of bias during an investment
How diversity in a private equity firm is an advantage
Breakdown
[00:46] Getting to know Leon Brujis
[01:57] Common mistake by PE firms and portfolio companies
[05:29] Leon’s experience as a minority in the finance industry
[08:24] Diversity in a company is an advantage
[10:05] Leon’s bias led to a bad investment decision
[13:36] How to guard against bias
[15:52] Private equity: the good and the bad
[19:01] Leon’s learning resources
Resources
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