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25 February 2021

Profile: Alexis Crusey, Aberdeen Standard Investments

The director of private markets product strategy, impact & ESG discusses the differences between ESG and impact investing, the importance of D&I as well as how its portfolio risk platform PRISM considers ESG factors

15 February 2021

5 minutes with… Ian Connatty, British Patient Capital

Ian Connatty of British Patient Capital discusses the evolution of fund operations from an LP perspective, changing skill sets, and lasting impacts of the pandemic

11 February 2021

5 minutes with… Guy Battle, Social Value Portal

As ESG’s visibility continues to increase, finding ways to measure and report efforts remains tricky. Social Value Portal’s CEO Guy Battle explains how their framework attributes monetary values to social impact

11 February 2021

Profile: Jasi Halai, 3i

The group financial controller & operating officer discusses working within the finance dept of a listed firm, leading system implementations and transformations as well as her role in the firm's committees

25 January 2021

The profile: Allan Dowie, CFO of N4 Partners

The Drawdown caught up with partner and CFO of new firm N4 Partners, Allan Dowie, who discusses setting up the firm during lockdown, implementing a new valuation process and information flows

14 January 2021

Profile: Jordana Semaan, Investcorp

The head of HR (Gulf & Asia) and D&I champion discusses why the firm created this role, Investcorp's new talent acquisition process and why inclusion needs to be a focus

10 December 2020

5 minutes with… Georgina Bale, Bower Talent

The CEO of the recruitment firm discusses why Bower specialises in ops roles, its D&I inclusion goals and the future of PE recruitment over the next year

30 November 2020

5 minutes with…Doug Cruikshank, Head of Fund Financing and Hark Capital at Aberdeen Standard Investments

Hark Capital’s Cruikshank discusses the evolution of the NAV facilities market, and why it’s more important now than ever

23 November 2020

5 minutes with.. Rémy Astié, founder & CEO of Vauban

The Drawdown caught up with Vauban’s founder and CEO Rémy Astié to find out how the platform came about and why SPV account solutions are so important

12 November 2020

Profile: Ahmed Khamassi, Stirling Square Capital Partners

The head of data science discusses what attracted him to private equity, the main focuses of Stirling Square's innovation and sustainability team, as well as the challenges of digitisation

5 November 2020

Profile: Shami Nissan, Actis

The head of responsible investment discusses how the firm ensures its investment strategy is carried out to high standards, ESG regulations entering the market next year and challenges around investing in emerging markets

22 October 2020

Profile: John Marsh, Growth Capital Partners

The finance director discusses his experience of setting up a corporate venturing arm, how he implemented a new portfolio monitoring tool at GCP and communications with LPs during the last six months

16 October 2020

5 minutes with… Thomas Eskebaek, Titanbay

The firm’s CEO discusses how Titanbay is helping smaller LPs to access funds, how funds are selected for the platform as well as how its portfolio monitoring tool works

14 October 2020

5 minutes with… Paris Jordan, Murano Consulting

Murano Consulting’s head discusses why the consultancy arm was set up, what differentiates Murano from placement agents and why ESG is an influencing factor in fundraising

8 October 2020

Profile: Kim-Andrée Potvin, Bamboo Capital Partners

The partner & head of operations discusses her path from traditional finance to impact investing, overcoming Covid-19 frustrations, and why impact can no longer be niche

29 September 2020

5 minutes with…Tuomas Saarinen, Apollonian

We caught up with independent valuation provider Apollonian’s co-founder and chair Tuomas Saarinen to find out how the company came about and the importance of valuing intangible assets.

17 September 2020

Profile: Debojit Mukherjee, Agilitas Private Equity

The chief operating officer discusses what attracted him to his role, how the firm measures and tracks ESG and why their Sustainable Value Creation report is so important

17 September 2020

5 minutes with… Nick Bland, Ocorian

The head of UK client services discusses his move from Deutsche Bank to Ocorian and his thoughts on the fund administration consolidation trend

10 September 2020

A true alternative

From alternative law firm to publicly listed full-suite asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson has had an outstanding decade

7 September 2020

Profile: John Eggleston, Pantheon

The chief technology officer discusses his approach to upgrading the firm’s IT infrastructure, the importance of cybersecurity awareness training and why you should always start with data during tech transformations

20 August 2020

Profile: Peter Finden Bamrud, Verdane

The head of analytics discusses joining PE straight out of uni, the biggest challenges the industry faces and the importance of harnessing data correctly

13 August 2020

Profile: Ruth Tompkins, EQT

The HR director for EQT's PE team discusses how she found herself working in PE, the importance of good culture at the top and how the firm is focusing more on diversity

6 August 2020

Profile: Jesper Söderberg, Nordic Capital

The CFO discusses his evolution of his role, the way the ﬁrm set up its valuations and reporting practices as well as the importance of having strong department heads

20 July 2020

Profile: Matthew Thornton, Ardian

The CFO discusses how Ardian’s finance function is set up, the importance of integrating yourself into existing team culture and his involvement in the firm’s Foundation

2 July 2020

5 minutes with… Matthew Crisp, Wheelhouse

The CEO of Wheelhouse Advisors discusses the firm’s spinout from ACA Compliance and the key tax, regulatory and compliance developments PE firms need to be aware of

25 June 2020

5 minutes with… René Kampschulte, Keytrack

The managing director talks about why he created the VC portfolio management software, the ultimate goal for the product and why he won’t rule out expanding to PE in the future

22 June 2020

Talking tech: FSN’s Conradi on tech culture

Part two of our two-part series explores how Conradi is handling the firm’s digital transformation, challenges around tech working culture and his plans for the next year

18 June 2020

Talking tech: FSN’s Conradi on digital roles

Part one of our two-part series discusses Conradi's career move from the tech industry to PE; his newly-created CDO role; as well as what PE can learn from tech

5 June 2020

5 minutes with… Matthew Hardcastle, DealCloud

Hardcastle talks about his move from Inflexion to DealCloud, challenges of upgrading IT and why it’s important to get peer feedback before making any tech changes

1 June 2020

Profile: Robin Bailey, Pantheon

He discusses his transition from finance team to COO, the challenges of change, as well as implications of ever-increasing demands for transparency

21 May 2020

Profile: Caroline Hadrbolec, Eurazeo

The chief human resources officer discusses the differences of working for a listed PE firm, HR in Asia and the importance of creating career pathways

7 May 2020

5 minutes with… Eve Ellis, Ropes & Gray

Financial services regulation specialist Eve Ellis outlines steps GPs need to take to maintain compliance, what regulators expect and key regulatory developments for 2020

23 April 2020

Profile: Caroline Carr, Permira

The chief human resources officer discusses her career change from law to human resources, her role across the ﬁrm and its portfolio as well as the importance of collaboration at Permira

25 March 2020

C5’s Piennar on handling the pandemic

“We are seeing a surge in demand for cybersecurity services” - C5 Capital

17 March 2020

5 minutes with… Troy Pospisil, InCloudCounsel

InCloudCounsel founder and CEO Troy Pospisil discusses the advantages of digitising legal contracts

16 March 2020

The Profile: Stephen Richmond, CFO Abris Capital

Stephen Richmond tracks his journey from investment director to CFO, and the nuances of operating funds in central and eastern Europe

5 March 2020

The Profile: Millie Glennon, Bridges

Millie Glennon discusses her diverse career path into private equity, the evolution of her role at the firm and the importance of personnel development

20 February 2020

The Profile: Stephanie Wall, Palatine

Palatine's Stephanie Wall discusses the firm’s ESG evolution over the last 10 years, approaches to measuring sustainability and lessons learned from working in a consultancy

3 February 2020

The Profile: Diana Meyel, Cipio Partners

Cipio's Meyel discusses the importance of being a strategic operator; why CFOs need to be more visible within their organisations as investors and regulators alike demand stable, robust and predictable platforms

30 January 2020

Q&A with Lauren Iaslovits, CEPRES board special advisor

Co-founder and former COO of SunGard Investran’s Lauren Iaslovits discusses why she left Investran and what brought her to her new role

13 January 2020

Q&A with Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise on cyber risk

Cyber security is one of the biggest risks facing PE, but in Europe, an area that needs far more attention. Luke Dembosky, partner at Debevoise shares his insights

13 January 2020

The Profile: Ruby Biring, Livingbridge

Livingbridge’s head of talent Ruby Biring discusses the uniqueness of the talent role within a private equity firm, how each role is entirely different and the changes still to come

6 January 2020

The Profile: Jason Howard, Headway Capital

Headway’s CFO Jason Howard looks back at the important lessons learned throughout his career, which now act as intrinsic guides for his current role, where meeting the needs of clients is key.

18 December 2019

Q&A with Raxita Kapashi, CFO at Dawn Capital

Having recently joined Dawn Capital as the company's first official CFO, Kapashi discusses her new role and what led her to join a venture capital firm

12 December 2019

5 minutes with… Corvus Advisers

Newly-launched legal and regulatory consultancy aims to fill the grey space between law firms and compliance consultants

5 December 2019

The Profile: Therése Lennehag, EQT

Therése Lennehag explores current ESG trends, technological advances, her role within EQT, the nuances of characteristics of those working on ESG initiatives and her outlook on how these roles will develop

25 November 2019

The Profile: Jackson Heddy, Northzone

Jackson Heddy discusses the particular challenges of running a venture back office; including the complexity of data analysis for young companies and troublesome valuation methods

15 November 2019

5 minutes with… Linnovate Partners

The Drawdown catches up with Linnovate’s new MD Redmond Lee to find out about the technology-focused fund administrator’s expansion into Europe

10 October 2019

Profile: Julie Gallon of Highvern

Gallon, who is a senior manager in Highvern's fund's team, discusses the impact of consolidation within the fund admin space and her outlook for the industry.

13 September 2019

5 minutes with… Mercatus

Chris Webb, who recently joined Mercatus after 10 years with FIS Investran to build up the software company’s European business, discusses the offering and his outlook