The Private Equity PErspectives podcast serves as a forum for private equity dealmakers to discuss navigating today’s dynamic investment environment, while preparing for challenges and opportunities on the horizon. In each episode, BDO’s Private Equity practice connects with leaders in the industry to talk deal activity, fund strategies, and portfolio company optimization.
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The Private Equity PErspectives podcast serves as a forum for private equity dealmakers to discuss navigating today’s dynamic investment environment, while preparing for challenges and opportunities on the horizon. In each episode, BDO’s Private Equity practice connects with leaders in the industry to talk deal activity, fund strategies, and portfolio company optimization.
2025 didn't unfold as many private equity firms expected. Slower deal flow, macro headwinds, and increased competition for quality assets forced firms to adapt their approach.
According to BDO’s 2025 Private Equity Survey, 84% of PE firms report that their fund's average holding period increased in the last year. So how are firms adapting their value creation strategies during these extended investment timelines?
With 31% of PE professionals citing the state of the stock market and public equity valuations as the top factor impacting dealmaking, firms are recalibrating their investment approaches for uncertain times.
Decades of evolution in the private equity space have proven that the most successful firms know how to adapt while staying true to their core principles.
As private equity firms adapt to evolving market conditions, strategies for driving growth and ensuring long-term value have become more crucial than ever.
As private equity firms adapt to evolving market conditions, strategies for driving growth and ensuring long-term value have become more crucial than ever.
As macroeconomic uncertainty continues to shift the private equity landscape, firms are actively re-evaluating their strategies to seize emerging opportunities for growth.
The current market landscape has posed its fair share of challenges to private equity. However, as firms navigate these conditions, opportunities for value creation have emerged.
2024 will prove another pivotal year for private equity (PE). The industry is shifting its focus to value creation and portfolio company (portco) optimization through smaller acquisitions and talent prioritization.
The software industry faced its fair share of challenges in 2023, making investment decisions in 2024 more paramount than ever. Private equity firms must take a more proactive approach to deal origination and heavily assess the role they play in helping management teams maximize the potential of their companies.
With the reduction of new platform deals and exits, integrations and portfolio company optimization have remained key focus areas for private equity funds. Historically, proper merger integrations are challenging to get right, but when executed correctly, are a powerful strategy for creating value.
On BDO’s new PE PErspectives podcast episode, Mike Weinberg, Managing Partner of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, and Jeff Roth, Founding Partner of Bruin Capital, join host Todd Kinney.
On BDO’s new Private Equity PErspectives podcast episode, Nick Santhanam, CEO of Fernweh Group, and Scott Spielvogel, co-founder and managing partner of One Rock Capital Partners, join host Todd Kinney.
On BDO’s new Private Equity PErspectives podcast episode, Michael LeTourneau, finance resource partner at Court Square Capital Partners, and Steve Siwinski, senior finance leader at Accel-KKR, join host Todd Kinney to discuss why PE CFOs need a “money-making gene” and “love of controlled chaos.”
On BDO’s new Private Equity PErspectives podcast episode, Patrick Whitehead, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, and Katie Lankalis, Vice President at LLR partners, speak to host Todd Kinney.
The Private Equity PErspectives podcast serves as a forum for private equity dealmakers to discuss navigating today’s dynamic investment environment, while preparing for challenges and opportunities on the horizon. In each episode, BDO’s Private Equity practice connects with leaders in the industry to talk deal activity, fund strategies, and portfolio company optimization.
