Podcasts by BDO Private Equity PErspectives Podcast

PE Trends&ESG Implementation into Portfolio Companies from 2022-01-05T17:12:36

In the newest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives Podcast, hear how PE firms are actually changing their approach. BDO’s Emily Halpern speaks with Mina Pacheco-Nazemi, managing director...

Risk Tops Concerns as Private Equity Races to Close Deals from 2021-12-08T12:00:07

Private equity is getting more aggressive when it comes to deal making, thanks to the ever-competitive deal market. How is that changing tactics, both during and after acquisition?

In the...

Infrastructure Investing: PE’s “Large Niche” of Opportunity from 2021-07-22T12:22:48

Infrastructure investing has positioned itself as one of private equity’s hottest asset classes—and the opportunities in this environment are just starting to heat up. Private equity firms are p...

Healthcare M&A In the Age of COVID from 2021-04-29T12:07:10

In the newest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives Podcast, Todd Kinney spoke with Don Ritucci, managing director and head of healthcare at Oppenheimer and Co., and Jon Santemma, co-foun...

Successful Relationship Building in Deal Making from 2021-03-11T13:57:28

Building relationships has always been an integral part of deal making. The pandemic has made relationship-building much harder and yet, the outlook for deal activity in 2021—driven in part by f...

Portfolio Re-strategizing and Restructuring from 2020-12-16T17:51:09

Private equity is hustling to get deals done before year-end, and in some cases, that means condensing the timeline. In the newest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives Podcast, Todd Kinn...

Deal Sourcing&Private Capital Pulse Analysis from 2020-11-23T18:10:31

Private equity professionals are seeing shifts in their approaches to sourcing deals as more activity is picking up. In the newest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives Podcast, Todd Kinn...

Private Equity’s Playbook for Success from 2020-10-12T20:41:03

Private equity professionals continue to adjust their management and investment approaches to be more long-term focused amid a rapidly changing market. In the latest episode of BDO’s Private Equ...

Exploring Add-on Acquisitions&Co-investments from 2020-08-24T14:25:06

As the effects of the global pandemic continue to generate uncertainty, PE firms with the wherewithal are looking to close deals. In the latest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives Podca...

Distressed M&A and Mezzanine Financing: PE’s Latest Strategies from 2020-07-20T17:46:48

Industry disruptions resulting from the pandemic crisis have investors and managers shifting their strategies in myriad new directions. In the latest episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives...

Harnessing Middle Market Growth Opportunities from 2020-07-08T13:03:23

Investors are increasingly interested in directing their capital toward companies within the middle market. In the latest episode of the Private Equity PErspectives Podcast, Todd Kinney spoke wi...

Energy&Infrastructure Powering Private Equity from 2020-02-18T19:33:11

The energy and natural resources sector—including oil and gas companies, renewables and water infrastructure companies are seeing an increase in deal activity. In fact, almost a third (32 percen...

Future of Fintech: PE’s Dealmaking Outlook for 2020 from 2019-12-18T20:08:27

The financial services sector was cited as one of the top industries likely to experience increase in deal activity in 2020, according to BDO’s US Private Capital Outlook. We wanted to dig deeper, ...

Capitalizing on Tech’s Expansive Growth in 2020 from 2019-11-15T14:36:22

We’ve watched technology become ubiquitous in our lives over the past decade, but how can private equity partners create value for themselves out of this phenomenon?   In the latest episode ...

Private Equity’s Rx for Healthcare from 2019-10-20T16:00

What has driven the pace of private equity deal flow in the healthcare space for the last five years? Is healthcare truly a defensive industry during down cycles? How is the consumerization of h...

Refining Strategy As Opportunities Evolve from 2019-07-09T13:45:49

Given the highly competitive deal landscape, PE professionals are taking innovative approaches to sourcing and closing deals. What are some of these new strategies?

In this episode, Justi...

U.S. Private Equity's Growing Interest in Canadian Deal Making from 2019-06-10T15:38:20

As U.S. private equity's interest in conducting deals with Canadian firms intensifies, dealmakers are looking more closely at the trade, tariff and tax implications that can make or break cross-...

Digital Transformation Creating Value for Private Equity from 2019-04-24T20:21:22

As private equity firms make their operations, and those of the companies they invest in, more technologically savvy, they're finding that true digital transformation requires a shift in mindset...

Manufacturing and Distributing Private Equity Value from 2019-03-19T18:48:41

Though trade and tariff tensions have made headlines and raised questions about their impact on deals, there will still be a healthy flow of M&A in the manufacturing and distribution sector ...

Trends&Takeaways from BDO's 2019 Private Equity PErspective Survey from 2019-02-28T15:41:07

Eighty-nine percent of private equity executives expect a correction within 1-2 years, according to BDO's Tenth Annual Private Equity PErspective Survey. Yet private equity funds have a lot of d...

Predictions for the Middle Market in 2019 from 2018-12-11T00:49:54

With 2018 nearly in the rearview mirror, dealmakers have started considering how the shifting market landscape, ongoing trade tensions, and an increased emphasis on digital transformation will i...

Anatomy of a Tech Deal from 2018-10-30T02:18:32

Software deals continue to be the “holy grail” of technology investments for a variety of reasons – recurring revenues, high growth potential, and versatility across industries. Yet beyond this ...

Checking Healthcare's Pulse from 2018-09-27T18:48

With KKR's $10 billion purchase of Envision Healthcare this summer, the largest healthcare buyout deal since the financial crisis, private equity's appetite for healthcare deals might well be st...

Amazon, Wayfair and the Changing Retail Landscape from 2018-08-14T20:50:20

In the seventh episode of BDO's Private Equity PErspectives Podcast, Richard Baum of Consumer Growth Partners and Natalie Kotlyar, leader of BDO's National Retail & Consumer Products Practic...

Diversity, Add-Ons, and the Case for Cautious Optimism from 2018-07-10T16:41:38

Today, the state of the economy, add-on acquisitions, and industry diversity are just a few issues at the forefront of the private equity industry. In this episode, Gretchen Perkins of Huron Cap...

Deerpath Capital&CIP Capital Talk Leverage at ACG InterGrowth 2018 from 2018-05-14T13:24:13

At the ACG InterGrowth 2018 conference in San Diego, BDO's Todd Kinney met with Deerpath Capital managing director Orin Port and CIP Capital managing director Bobby Kelly to discuss their firms'...

Orion Energy Director on Creative Credit Investing from 2018-04-03T20:30:30

Ethan Shoemaker, managing director and principal at Orion Energy Partners, chats with BDO’s Todd Kinney about his firm’s credit-oriented investing approach as well as niche opportunities in the ...

Tax Reform Accelerates Private Equity's Transformation from 2018-02-20T18:41:48

Joe Pacello, tax partner in BDO's Asset Management practice, unpacks what tax reform means for private equity. Hosted by Todd Kinney, this episode delves into the new tax provisions with both po...

2018 Outlook for Investors' Appetite for U.S. Exposure from 2018-01-08T16:53:15

Derek Lim, a director at Ardian, joins BDO’s Private Equity podcast about one year after the launch of the private equity firms’ first North American Buyout...

Hunting for Value in Manufacturing&Distribution from 2017-11-28T13:16:02

The inaugural episode of BDO’s Private Equity PErspectives podcast features John Castle, managing partner of Branford Castle Partners, a New York Cit...