The second quarter of 2025 showcased one of the most compelling periods for private equity, revealing how firms responded to disruption through strategic action and decisive adaptation. Join BluWave Founder and CEO Sean Mooney as he unpacks the insights from BluWave's Q2 Private Equity Insights Report, including data showing rolling recovery trends, reshorin ... Show More
Yesterday
Private Equity Growth with Akoya’s Carr Preston
Carr Preston, Managing Director at Akoya Capital, joins Sean Mooney to discuss how leadership, partnership, and commercial discipline shape successful private equity investments. He shares how Akoya evaluates founder- and family-owned businesses, including the importance of a str ... Show More
42m 53s
Aug 19
Private Equity Value Creation with Clarion’s Jon Haas
Jon Haas, Managing Director of Portfolio Transformation at Clarion Capital, joins Sean Mooney to discuss how private equity value creation has evolved from a differentiator into the core of the business. He shares Clarion’s approach to founder-led companies, operational improveme ... Show More
44m 23s
Aug 5
Private Equity Deal Sourcing with Audax’s Dave Santoni
Dave Santoni, Managing Director at Audax Private Equity, joins Sean Mooney to discuss how decades in investment banking shaped his approach to sponsor coverage, business development, and private equity. He shares what Audax looks for in niche market leaders, how the firm uses ind ... Show More
45m 22s
Mar 2025
Bain & Company’s 2025 Global Private Equity Report: Executive Summary
<p>We cover three overarching themes from this year’s report, including clear evidence of an industry recovery, continuing challenges for GP’s, and strategies for winning the future.</p><p>Register for our Global Private Equity Report 2025 Webinar on March 13,<strong> </strong><a ... Show More
19m 25s
Jul 2025
Market Moves and Fiscal Fireworks
This episode unpacks the Q2 2025 rally, the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and key sector shifts. Ray and Mark break down how fiscal policy, tech volatility, and upcoming data releases shape the market outlook. Expect clear insights, relevant examples, and expert conte ... Show More
6m 41s
Sep 2025
The Future of Entrepreneurship and Business Growth | Inventures Keynote 2025
In this keynote and Q&A from the 2025 Inventures conference, GaryVee shares insights on entrepreneurship, adapting to change, and finding opportunities in today’s business landscape. While the audio quality from the host and Q&A sections isn’t perfect, the conversation is packed ... Show More
55m 4s
Nov 2025
239: How Private Markets Could Reshape Portfolios and Investment Opportunities by 2030
Private markets are transforming the investment landscape — reshaping portfolios, expanding access, and driving growth across asset classes from private equity to infrastructure and private credit. Once the domain of institutions, private markets are increasingly accessible to in ... Show More
18m 4s
May 2025
Time to revisit your M&A strategy
M&A activity is down, as is private equity investment, and companies are facing a range of new geopolitical tensions. Still, there is a path to growth through M&A for those companies that maintain an active acquisition strategy, understand their capabilities, and avoid certain as ... Show More
20m 56s
Jul 2024
182: 2024 Midyear Outlook: Waves of Transformation
<p>Vivek Paul, UK Chief Investment Strategist for the BlackRock Investment Institute joins host Oscar Pulido to discuss the rise of AI and its potential to deliver a productivity boom, the role of private markets in infrastructure, and how geopolitical dynamics are influencing in ... Show More
19m 56s
Aug 2025
Searching for Signals: BlackRock’s Raffaele Savi on the Future of Systematic Investing
Raffaele Savi, global head of BlackRock Systematic, shares his perspective on the evolution of quantitative investing, the role of AI, and the recent volatility in the market. This episode was recorded on July 29, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic ... Show More
39m 6s
Jul 2025
2025 Mid-Year Market Review: Stocks, Tariffs, AI & What’s Next
Markets staged a stunning rebound in the first half of 2025 - after a brutal start that saw the S&P 500 plunge into bear market territory. Anthony and Piers rewind the chaos: Trump’s tariff shock on “Liberation Day,” the inflation scare that followed, and how a market left for de ... Show More
47m 28s