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79 episodes
Updated April 15

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Jun 17, 2021 · 21 min
Creating value through innovation and green initiatives
In a recent podcast, Real Deals spoke to Rutland Partners investment director Jason Birt and Woodall Nicholson CTO John Randerson on creating value through innovation and green energy initiatives at the portfolio company.
Jun 16, 2021 · 44 min
Maturing private debt market
Real Deals’ roundtable explored private debt's emergent role in a post-pandemic market. Here are some of the key themes that were discussed. Market growth Debt funds vs banks ESG
Jun 15, 2021 · 16 min
SFDR: What investors really think
Real Deals is joined by Eve Ellis, partner at Ropes and Gray, and Dani Williams, senior principal consultant and ESG advisory team member at ACA Group, to discuss the challenges GPs and LPs are facing with the new SFDR regulation, how investors have reacted and what to expect from Level 2 in 2022.
Jun 7, 2021 · 16 min
Fundraising: Then vs Now
Kirkland & Ellis Nordic Capital Aztec Group FSN Capital Campbell Lutyens A group of experts discussing the impact of Covid-19 on current fundraising, remote fund launches, fund structuring and set up, investor onboarding in the current climate and the difference between pre and post-pandemic fundraising.
May 20, 2021 · 15 min
Due Diligence Roundtable: Integrated assessments
In a recent roundtable hosted by Real Deals, a group of due diligence professionals and fund managers discussed the evolution of DD in the last year and how DD assessments have a vital role to play in value creation. Armstrong CG Consultancy Confidas People JTC Group onefourzero Group RPS Group WA Communications
May 18, 2021 · 30 min
The rise of sector specialism
Do GPs need to specialise to stand out or can firms can still succeed in the current market as generalist investors?
Apr 28, 2021 · 34 min
Do we even need standardisation? (Part 2 of 2)
Mike Dickey, head of product development MUFG Investor Services and Hamish Mair, managing director and head of the private equity team, BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), examine the impact of initiatives such as the ILPA template on reporting, the ways in which information is disseminated, new technologies and what total standardisation would mean for LPs.
Apr 28, 2021 · 19 min
Importance of Leadership Due Diligence
Real Deals speaks to Matthew Finnie, Chief Technology Officer of Drax on the increasing appetite for portfolio company management diligence
Apr 21, 2021 · 23 min
Do we even need standardisation? (Part 1 of 2)
Mike Dickey, head of product development MUFG Investor Services and Hamish Mair, managing director and head of the private equity team, BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), discuss the challenges of moving away from Excel and PDFs; the proliferation of side-letters and their impact on reporting and transparency, and ways in which technological solutions are helping.
Apr 9, 2021 · 7 min
Fit For Purpose
Private equity dealmakers have adjusted to lockdown restrictions and continued to close transactions at pace. Lenders have responded in kind and demonstrated an ongoing willingness to structure and execute financing to meet the requirements of their clients. Annual ABL Roundtable hosted by Real Deals, lenders, and advisers discuss how the ABL offer has fared through the pandemic period and what ABL lenders can bring to the table to deliver for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Apr 9, 2021 · 21 min
The Evolving Secondaries Market
Secondaries are here to stay in 2021. While the exit market remains comparatively slow to exit levels pre-Covid, it is expected that secondaries will remain a preferred option for GPs and LPs alike. The secondary market bounced back fairly quickly after the first lockdown last year, with GP-led situations being particularly popular. This year, GP-leds, in particular, are expected to be an option of choice again, both for LPs who want liquidity and their GP counterparts who don’t yet want to sell the portfolio companies at a suboptimal time in the market for valuations. Secondaries funds have had to adapt and in the past 12 months, and we have continued to see this segment of the market remains resilient and continuously evolving. In this roundtable, we will discuss: the response of the secondaries market to the pandemic, the growth in GP-led solutions, the evolution of the market, and predictions on the next big thing for secondaries.
Mar 15, 2021 · 10 min
The Brexit Factor...
In a recent Real Deals roundtable, a panel of experts discussed how Brexit has and will affect the private equity industry, with a focus on deals, portfolio company management, investor queries and more. See more at realdeals.eu.com
Feb 18, 2021 · 21 min
Rebooted: Private equity and the great Covid reset
Real Deals speaks to IPEM CEO Antoine Colson and O2B Films founder Olivier de Bannes on IPEM's upcoming documentary that focuses on the Covid-19 pandemic and our industry’s response to it.
Feb 11, 2021 · 10 min
Navigating uncertainty: ABL through the pandemic
A panel of senior ABL lenders, advisers, and GPs discuss how ABL providers are positioning their offerings in post-Covid M&A processes and how ABLs and their clients have steered through an uncertain and volatile market.
Feb 8, 2021 · 36 min
Bridging the gap – from Venture Capital to Private Equity buyout
Support for fast-growth companies throughout the cycle Tackling the finance gap with companies from breakeven to £1m EBITDA Getting to grips with ARR-style funding Cross-origination for PE houses looking for new deals
Jan 26, 2021 · 34 min
Sector Specialism
In today’s programme we are going to have an in-depth discussion on the trend of sector specialisation. Sector specialism has become a decisive differentiator for managers when executing deals and LPs appear to be pivoting towards sector specialists in greater numbers. But why is this? Do sector specialists deliver superior returns? How do LPs allocate capital by sector, on what criteria are sector specialists assessed, and what happens when there are long-term shifts in sector performance?
Jan 6, 2021 · 30 min
Navigating a distressed market
The current environment is nothing new for special situations investors and their advisors; but the macro-economic crisis has given special situations investors a lot to consider. In a recent roundtable, a group of experts discussed the current deal environment, CVAs, corporate carve-outs, and how government support slowdowns will impact the special sits market going forward.
Dec 16, 2020 · 18 min
InCloudCounsel's Pospisil on the future (Part 3 of 3)
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the future - specifically how the regulatory landscape for private capital funds is evolving, how investor demands are changing and how InCloudCounsel’s offerings aim to support these developments.
Dec 9, 2020 · 27 min
Roundtable: DD in the post-COVID era
The evolution of due diligence, the shift in manager focus on DD pre-deal in a post-COVID era and what will be the new normal DD agenda.
Dec 9, 2020 · 13 min
InCloudCounsel's Pospisil on document abstraction (Part 2 of 3)
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about what it is, how it works and how it supports private equity legal teams, as well as the wider organization.