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Jul 2023
56m 15s

Steve Klinsky, New Mountain Capital – Pr...

The Idea Farm
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Today’s guest is Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm with over $37 billion in assets under management. Steve began his time in private equity when he co-founded Goldman Sachs’ Leverage Buyout Group back in 1981 when there were very few private equity firms around.  In today’s episode, Steve shares how the private equ ... Show More
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