Rob Kotecki
For CVC's Cathrin Petty, it's important to 'feel secure about taking risk and learn constantly.' After studying science at Cambridge, she went on to embrace finance and eventually joined Schroders, where she was integral when Singapore's government allocated $100m for an analyst-managed fund.
When Katrina Liao joined Coller, she says she 'did not even know what a secondary was.' But Liao went on to originate some of the secondaries giant's largest GP-led and single-asset deals. With mentorship a priority, she launched the Women in Private Equity dinner series.
PE firms earn sky-high returns not just for a portfolio company’s current performance, but its potential to thrive for years after their ownership. That’s why they need to build sustainable growth engines, and in this podcast, we discuss how to generate the kind of the growth that translates into those stellar IRRs.
As the year draws down, it’s time for PE firms and portcos to start charting a better path to growth in 2026. In this podcast, we look at the hard questions they need to be asking themselves around costs, working capital, benchmarks and accountability.
It may get plenty of lip service from the C-suite, but innovation is not simply an ideal. It’s a vital element of any growth strategy. In this podcast, we’ll share the rules of the road in building and sustaining growth-centric innovation.
Given volatility and the increasingly competitive landscape, growth is a necessity for any enterprise to withstand the storm. In this episode, we’ll explore how best to deploy today’s revolutionary tech to drive growth at portfolio companies.
Given the volatile and increasingly competitive market landscape, growth is crucial for any enterprise trying to withstand the storm. In this episode, we explore how to find and develop leaders bold enough to go on offense while others are waiting on defense.
Season four of this miniseries delves into how private fund managers are driving ‘weatherproof growth’ and thriving in a turbulent world amid macroeconomic uncertainty, political upheaval and the AI revolution.
Last February, Marquis was named president of Arsenal, after building and leading the firm’s human capital function and serving as co-head of the firm’s operating team.
With Daraja Capital, Etienne is no longer just an adviser to emerging funds; she’s providing seed capital, along with all the advice to help new managers.