The Middle Market Growth Conversations podcast features in-depth interviews about trends impacting midsize companies and M&A. Guests include middle-market dealmakers, business leaders, economists and other experts involved in mergers and acquisitions and corporate growth. Interviews address topics ranging from private equity investment strategies, to state-of-the-market overviews, operational best practices, and much more. The podcast is part of Middle Market Growth, the Association for Corp ...
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It’s about inspiring middle market CEOs and other c-suite leaders and business owners to take a leadership leap and open a new chapter of growth for their middle-market companies. We know that by learning from the failures, Ah-ha! moments, and successes of others, middle market business leaders can take inspired action.
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Inside DealMAX: Creating Connections with Brent Baxter and Aaron Polack
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As we prepare for DealMAX 2025, the podcast is kicking off “Inside DealMAX,” a limited series exploring the M&A environment, strategies to maximize your time at the conference and the best tips for when you touch down in Las Vegas. For our first episode, we’re joined by ACG’s CEO Brent Baxter and Lion Equity's Aaron Polack to discuss corporate deal…
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Keeping Capital Deployment Consistent in Challenging Markets
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When the M&A market is muted or volatile, maintaining a consistent capital deployment strategy can be a challenge. Drew Guyette, senior partner and co-chief credit officer at TPG Twin Brook, joins the podcast to discuss the prevailing tailwinds in the lower-middle market, how his firm is putting capital to work right now and what he sees on the hor…
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Five Signs Your Portco Isn’t Ready for an Exit
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A poorly managed exit process can erode value, and in the worst cases, a portfolio company that isn’t prepared to start that process can kill a deal. Tony Esposito, managing director of private equity and venture capital at Consero, and Josh Welk, founder and managing partner at Full Guard Capital, discuss the indicators that show a portfolio compa…
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How Can a CFO Add Value in a PE-Backed Exit Process?
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The CFO role has evolved greatly in recent decades, and perhaps even more so within private equity-backed companies. Tom Pierce, managing director of the CFO advisory services arm of Consero Global, and Jason Adams, principal at BV Investment Partners, an investor in Consero, join the podcast to share their unique perspectives on how the role has s…
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What’s Drawing Private Credit to the TMT Sector
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The outlook for the technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector is bright—and, the experts at WhiteHorse Capital say, full of opportunity for investors. Mark Bernier, WhiteHorse Capital’s managing director, and Peter Gallagher, principal, join the podcast to share their insights into today’s private credit market, trends in the TMT sector, how annua…
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A CFO’s Perspective on Exit Readiness
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As deal volume begins to recover and business leaders look forward to a falling rate environment, exit preparedness should be top of mind for finance leaders and dealmakers alike. Tom Pierce, managing director of the CFO advisory services arm of Consero Global, joins the podcast to offer a CFO’s point of view on the most important elements to consi…
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How Forvis Mazars Built a Global Network
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When in June 2024 FORVIS, a top U.S. accounting and advisory firm, combined with Mazars, an international professional services firm, the firms created a unique global network and marked one of the many innovative structural changes accounting firms are implementing to evolve with a changing market. Scott Linch, partner with Forvis Mazars, and Bob …
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Talking Nuclear Infrastructure Investment with Nano Nuclear
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Government incentives and environmental mandates are expected to attract investors to nuclear energy, and the technological advances and infrastructure upgrades needed to support it. Nano Nuclear Energy’s Jay Yu, founder and chairman, and James Walker, CEO, join the podcast to talk about areas of opportunity in the sector and what’s ahead for nucle…
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Stout’s Rudi Moreno on Value Creation During Long Hold Periods
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Holding periods for private equity buyouts are growing longer, and the longer hold times are changing the way firms approach value creation. Rudi Moreno, managing director in the transaction advisory group at global advisory firm Stout, joins Middle Market Growth Conversations to discuss whether extended holding periods are here for the long haul, …
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Navigating The Competitive Private Credit Market
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Private credit has been on a rocket ride since the great financial crisis, and the direct lending space has recently become white hot with new entrants joining legacy firms. WhiteHorse Capital’s Chief Credit Officer Javier Casillas and Managing Director Samuel Goldworm join the podcast to discuss how WhiteHorse stays competitive in a crowded market…
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Insights on the Mid-Market Lending Outlook with TPG Twin Brook’s Pete Notter
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As we enter the second quarter of 2024, middle-market dealmakers are optimistic about the M&A environment despite continued higher capital costs. Pete Notter, a partner at TPG Twin Brook Capital Partners, joins the podcast to share his insights on the current environment for borrowers and lenders, how the market has shifted compared to 2023 and the…
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The Cybersecurity Risk of Renewables
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Renewable energy M&A has been a hot topic in recent years, with S&P Global Market Intelligence predicting that 2024 will be a banner year for private equity clean energy and renewables dealmaking. Kenny Boyce, CEO of Third Party Cyber Security, joins the podcast to talk about the surprising cybersecurity risks investors need to consider in the rene…
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Discussing the Demand for Sustainable Fashion with Wearwell's Erin Houston
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Sustainable fashion is a rapidly growing market, but conscious consumers struggle amidst the dominance of fast fashion and the ubiquity of greenwashing. Erin Houston, co-founder and CEO of Wearwell, joins the podcast to discuss how her company helps consumers make informed ethical purposes, their rapid growth trajectory and why investors should kee…
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Consulting the Crystal Ball with WhiteHorse Capital
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After the ups and downs of 2023, the M&A market has been widely predicted to see a return to normal in 2024—but not everyone agrees with that assessment. Stuart Aronson, executive managing director and CEO of WhiteHorse U.S., and Pankaj Gupta, president of WhiteHorse U.S. and global head of origination, join the podcast to share their predictions a…
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Delivering Dividends: Investing in Accounting Firms
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Since 2020, private equity firms and accounting firms have experienced a mutual attraction with multiple deals making their way to the finish line, and experts say that trend is likely to continue. Allan Koltin, CEO of Koltin Consulting Group, joins the podcast to discuss why accounting firms are transforming, how acquirers can determine which acco…
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Discussing the Aerospace And Defense Sector with Michael Richter
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From naval ship repair to commercial aircraft engine machinery, the aerospace and defense supply chain is ripe with strong acquisition targets for dealmakers. Michael Richter, managing director and global head of Lazard’s Aerospace & Defense investment banking group, joins the Middle Market Growth Conversations podcast to explore these M&A opportun…
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As demand for electricity continues to rise, energy companies are facing growing pressure to mitigate wildfire risks associated with aging utility infrastructure. Managing vegetation around utility infrastructure plays an increasingly important role in both keeping the lights on and keeping fires snuffed. Kaitlyn Albertoli, CEO and co-founder of Bu…
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GF Data Report: Q3 Shows Valuations Rebounding
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Those who remember the dark tone of the numbers from the second quarter may be happy to hear that there are signs that the M&A market is starting to revive as we closed the third quarter. Bob Dunn, the managing director of GF Data, an ACG company, joins Middle Market Growth Conversation podcast for the third installment in an ongoing series where w…
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Cell and gene therapy technologies are ascendent, boosted by new developments in treatments for diseases like ovarian cancer and Parkinson’s disease, and by predictions of a meteoric rise in total market value in the next five years. Fabian Gerlinghaus, the co-founder and CEO of Cellares, a company that has developed a so-called “factory-in-a-box” …
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Mid-Market Lending Update with Twin Brook’s Betsy Booth
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Middle-market businesses continue to feel the pressure of rising interest rates, inflation and other macroeconomic challenges. The ongoing strain on companies and the deal market has shined a light on the importance of having strong lender relationships.In this episode, Betsy Booth, a partner at Twin Brook Capital Partners, offers her perspective o…
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GF Data Report: Q2 Brings Record Low Deal Volume
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At the close of the second quarter of 2023, the numbers from private equity-sponsored middle market transactions showed that deal volume has cratered, and debt pricing has risen even higher despite renewed hopes for a soft landing economically. This is the second installment in an ongoing series where we review timely data with Bob Dunn, the managi…
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A Conversation With Revive's Michael Alladawi
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A Conversation With Revive's Michael Alladawi by Middle Market Growth Magazineद्वारा Middle Market Growth Magazine
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GF Data Report: The Cost of Capital Hits Hard in Q1
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In a complex and hard-to read economic environment, data can help us understand the dealmaking moment. In the first installment in an ongoing series, Bob Dunn of GF Data joins the podcast to share what the numbers say about middle-market M&A in the first quarter of 2023, including the decline in deal volume and the rising cost of capital.…
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Taking the Pulse of Healthcare M&A with Twin Brook's Tim Wentink
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Macroeconomic challenges and a choppy lending market have weighed on middle market M&A activity and impacted financing structures across industries in 2023, and healthcare is no exception. In this episode, Tim Wentink – a partner at Twin Brook Capital Partners – offers a lender's perspective on the state of the healthcare sector and how dealmaking …
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The Changing Face of Media Liability Risk
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***In the age of business websites, social media accounts and email marketing, almost every business publishes content, and with that content come media liability risks. Something as simple as having background music in a TikTok video or using a photo from the internet on their website could open a business to legal liability. QBE North America's A…
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Gaining Control of Health Plan Expenses
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This episode is brought to you by QBE North America, a global insurance leader focused on helping customers solve unique risks to enable a more resilient future.***As healthcare costs rise, how can employers gain better control of their health plan expenses? QBE North America Vice President, Accident & Health Specialty Markets Matthew Drakeley expl…
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Protecting Your Business with Contractual Risk Transfer
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This episode is brought to you by QBE North America, a global insurance leader focused on helping customers solve unique risks to enable a more resilient future.***Insurance coverage is the most basic form of risk transfer and protects businesses from risks under their direct management and control. However, a business can gain additional layers of…
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Navigating Employment Practices Pitfalls in the MeToo Era
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This episode is brought to you by QBE North America, a global insurance leader focused on helping customers solve unique risks to enable a more resilient future. ***Companies today face a complex and evolving set of employment practices liability risks. Legal and regulatory changes, along with shifting social norms, remote work and rules that vary …
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The State of the Mid-Market with Twin Brook's Chris Martin
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This episode is brought to you by Twin Brook Capital Partners, a direct lending finance company focused on providing cash-flow based financing solutions for the middle market private equity community.***Chris Martin, a partner at Twin Brook Capital Partners, joins the podcast to discuss the state of the mid-market.In the interview, Martin reviews t…
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What Dealmakers Should Know About Tech M&A in 2022
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As managing director and head of technology within the investment banking group at Stout, Tricia Salinero helps clients navigate the ever-more complex world of technology M&A. In this episode, ACG’s digital editor, Carolyn Vallejo, has a wide-ranging discussion with Salinero about valuations and pricing, promising sectors, and advice for buyers and…
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Steadfast in a Fast-Paced Environment
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This episode is brought to you by Twin Brook Capital Partners, a direct lending finance company focused on providing cash-flow based financing solutions for the middle market private equity community.***Pete Notter, a partner at Twin Brook Capital Partners, joins the podcast to discuss the current state of the market and how experience and consiste…
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Operational Excellence Series Pt. 4 - A Proactive Approach To Human Capital
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This episode is brought to you by RSM US, a leading audit, tax and consulting firm focused on the middle market. It's part of a four-part series that looks at how to optimize business performance through the lens of cybersecurity, IT, finance and human capital. ***Marni Rozen, director of management consulting for human capital at RSM, joins the po…
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Operational Excellence Series Pt. 3 - Adapting Your Finance Function
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This episode is brought to you by RSM US, a leading audit, tax and consulting firm focused on the middle market. It's part of a four-part series that looks at how to optimize business performance through the lens of cybersecurity, IT, finance and human capital. ***RSM Directors Kristen Oats and Cody Roth join the podcast to talk about how finance a…
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Operational Excellence Series Pt. 2: The Evolution of IT
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This episode is brought to you by RSM US, a leading audit, tax and consulting firm focused on the middle market. It's part of a four-part series that looks at how to optimize business performance through the lens of cybersecurity, IT, finance and human capital. ***Mike Banks, director of technology consulting in the complex infrastructure delivery …
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Operational Excellence Series Pt. 1: Closing Cybersecurity Gaps
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This episode is brought to you by RSM US, a leading audit, tax and consulting firm focused on the middle market. It's part of a four-part series that looks at how to optimize business performance through the lens of cybersecurity, IT, finance and human capital.*** Cybersecurity gaps can threaten businesses of all sizes, but for middle-market firms …
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Family Office Series Pt. 5: Succession Planning Isn’t Easy—Here’s How to Get It Right
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This episode is brought to you by RSM US, a leading audit, tax and advisory firm focused on the middle market. RSM develops multi-generational relationships with family offices by providing tailored advisory services to help sustain the family’s vision in an evolving, digitally driven world. It's part of a five-part series highlighting issues relev…
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Family Office Series Pt. 4: Make Your Data Work for You
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Family Office Series Pt. 3: Setting a Foundation for Good Governance
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Family Office Series Pt. 2: Top 5 Tax Planning Trends
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Family Office Series Pt. 1: Choose Your Structure Wisely
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Lending Perspective: Year in Review & 2022 Middle Market Outlook
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This episode is brought to you by Twin Brook Capital Partners, a direct lending finance company focused on providing cash-flow based financing solutions for the middle market private equity community.***Pete Notter, a partner at Twin Brook Capital Partners, joins the podcast to discuss middle market deal activity in 2021 and how businesses and indu…
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M&A Tax: A Value Creation Lever in the PE Playbook
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This episode is brought to you by RSM US LLP, a leading audit, tax and advisory firm focused on the middle market.****George Douvris, a partner in RSM’s M&A tax practice and the leader of the firm’s business acquisition and sale advice practice, joins the podcast to talk about the role that M&A tax plays in creating value in a private equity deal a…
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The Importance of Information & Infrastructure
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This episode is brought to you by Twin Brook Capital Partners, a direct lending finance company focused on providing cash-flow based financing solutions for the middle market private equity community.***Drew Guyette, chief credit officer and senior partner at Twin Brook Capital Partners, joins the podcast to discuss how a high-touch approach to und…
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How PE Firms Can Make the Most of Their Tax Data
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This episode is brought to you by RSM US LLP, a leading accounting, tax and advisory firm dedicated to the middle market. ****Lauren Demas, a principal with RSM who works on the firm's tax compliance technology tool, PartnerSight, joins the podcast to talk about what private equity firms should be doing with their tax data. Demas previously worked …
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Churchill's Randy Schwimmer: Why the 2020s Are the "Decade of Private Debt"
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Randy Schwimmer, co-head of senior lending at Churchill Asset Management and the founder and publisher of the Lead Left, joins the podcast to talk about the state of private credit today, including how inflation, rising interest rates and increased M&A activity could impact the asset class. Schwimmer also discusses Churchill's portfolio and how it …
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The State of Direct Lending in the Middle Market
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This episode is brought to you by Twin Brook Capital Partners, a direct lending finance company focused on providing cash-flow based financing solutions for the middle market private equity community.***Garrett Ryan, partner and head of capital markets at Twin Brook Capital Partners, joins the podcast to discuss how deal activity has evolved since …
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David Magdol, president and chief investment officer of Main Street Capital, a business development company, joins the podcast to talk about deal activity over the past year, how the public markets treated Main Street Capital's stock, and the flexibility that comes with investing as a BDC. Main Street Capital has a long history of investing in the …
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Sun Capital's Patient-Centered Approach to Health Care Investing
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Sun Capital Partners' Managing Director Dan Florian and Principal Stephen Cella join the podcast to talk about their firm's approach to health care investing. Florian and Cella speak in depth about the firm's strategy for investing in health care, one of Sun Capital's target sectors. The two discuss the patient-focused mindset they look for in the …
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Seeking Diversity? Think Outside the Box
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Organizations are waking up to the call for greater diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and middle-market companies and financial services firms are no exception.In this episode, Cornelia Cheng, managing director of Western region investments for Brightwood Capital Advisors, and Rich Grant, director of business development for Northlane Capital …
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Pritzker Private Capital's Paul Carbone on the Benefits of Flexible Capital
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Paul Carbone, president and managing partner at Pritzker Private Capital, a family investment firm based in Chicago, joins the podcast to talk about his firm's investment activity over the past year, the opportunities and risks created by the pandemic, and the benefits of flexible capital.Carbone also discusses several new initiatives from Pritzker…
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