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
Alan Goldfarb on the Structure of Working in Private Equity Firms
Today’s Guest
On this episode, we welcome Alan Goldfarb. Founder and managing partner of Orangewood Partners.
What You’ll Learn
Structure and ways of working of large equity firms
Qualities of smaller firms and their organizational structures
Private equity professionals and portfolio executives
What makes a top performer in the private equity industry
Breakdown
[00:24] Introducing Alan
[05:00] Common mistakes by PE firms
[10:10] Working in large equity forms
[14:16] Large and small firms
[18:01] C-Suite Model
[21:32] Attributes of a top performer
[24:39] Likes and Dislikes
[30:21] Book Recommendations
[34:11] Where to find Alan
Working in larger equity firms
When it comes to working in larger equity firms, on the investing side, the management and strategic team is crucial in making the company successful. On the business-building side, Alan puts time and effort in making sure they are doing what’s best for their investors.
Organizational structure
Orangewood has plenty of strategic partners and this is because not every situation requires the same expertise or partnership to figure out the right leverage to help the company pull. Another reason is that Orangewood is built on the foundation of partnership, therefore implementing a partnership model where everyone enjoys working with each other to succeed.
Resources:
Orangewood Partners website
Alan’s e-mail
Alan’s LinkedIn
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