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
Antoine Sage on Building Better Relationships with LPs and Portfolio Companies
Today we welcome Antoine Sage who was the founding and managing partner of FnB Private Equity. Currently, he is the founder of PE Cube, a SaaS solution company for PE firms. He is also a lecturer at INSEAD and draws on his 20 years of experience in private equity to give back to students.
What You’ll Learn
PE Cube as a SaaS for private equity
Building better relationships with LPs and portfolio companies
How Antoine’s experiences at the academe influences his practice
Tips and advice for starting a private equity firm
Breakdown
[00:51] Getting to know Antoine Sage
[03:35] Common mistake by PE firms and portfolio companies
[08:56] Founding PE Cube
[11:40] Improving investor relations with portfolio companies
[13:53] Antoine’s advice to new private equity firms
[18:23] Antoine’s learnings as a lecturer
[23:17] Private equity: the good and the bad
[28:31] Antoine’s learning resources
Resources
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