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
Ewan Mackinnon on How to Correct Common Mistakes Made by Private Equity Firms and Portfolio Companies
Ewan Mackinnon is a Partner for Maven Capital Partners, a VCT, Private Equity and Property Fund Manager that provides funding to growth-focused UK SMEs and tax-efficient investment opportunities for investors
What You will Learn
How to correct common mistakes made by PE firms and portfolio companies
How Maven Capital Partners drive value creation
How the UK CPT works for Maven
Educational resources for industry awareness
Breakdown
[00:51] Getting to know Ewan Mackinnon
[04:13] One mistake PE firms or portfolio companies and actions to correct them
[07:47] Model to drive value creation and new expertise into portfolio companies
[09:16] Inspiration to move into PE
[11:28] Challenges faced in business completion due to outside London set up
[13:31] How UK’s Venture Capital Trust Model works with Maven Capital Partners
[16:14] Likes and Dislikes of the PE industry
[20:47] Educational resources for the industry to check
[24:17] Deal Flow for Maven Capital Partners
[25:19] How to get in touch with Ewan Mackinnon
[26:18] Side discussion with Ewan
[Resources]
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