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In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team speaks to Glen Roberts, director and co-founder of Aria Partners , a recruitment firm focusing on fund finance and operation placements.

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For over 25 years, Real Deals have been the independent voice of European private equity providing essential market intelligence, deal information, and insight to Europe's leading GPs, their advisers, & LPs.The Drawdown provides vital insight and analysis for operational professionals in private equity and venture capital. Our mission is to empower & celebrate operational professionals who ensure funds are managed in a robust and compliant manner, lead on in-house technology strategies, regulations & compliance, ESG, & other vital functions that ensure the well-being of the industry.
Unknown Host hosts Private Equity Talks, a business show with 78 episodes published.

In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team speaks to Glen Roberts, director and co-founder of Aria Partners , a recruitment firm focusing on fund finance and operation placements.

In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team speaks to Gurpreet Manku, CEO of Level 20, the leading industry body for women in private equity.

In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team speaks to Aidan O’Flanagan of Highvern about the drivers and challenges related to fund admin transfers.

In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team discusses competition between lenders in the fund finance market with Mirza Mulic of HSBC Innovation Banking. Lots of debt providers see opportunities in a growing mar

In this episode of Top of the Ops, we take a look at how private markets’ ‘retailisation’ efforts are progressing. We interview Tim Boole, head of product management and co-head of structuring at Schroders Capital, about

In this episode of TOTO, we look at how private markets managers are investing in their tech and data teams to meet future challenges. We interview Josko Grljevic, the chief technology officer at Mayfair Equity Partners

This episode of the podcast takes a look at independent sponsors, their unique operating models and why LP interest is rising After The Drawdown’s attempt earlier this year to raise our own fund but eventually pivoting t

The latest episode looks at the roles of accountability and technology in developing a standardised and transparent valuations process Following our tour through GPs’ valuation studios, TOTO sits down and discusses the f

TOTO takes another trip to the DORA dentist to see if there is any greater clarity on the implications of the EU’s latest mega-regulation, following its less than perfect introduction in January 2024. We speak to Adrian

In the first episode of Top of the Ops in 2025, The Drawdown’s editorial gang discusses the importance of operational due diligence and how it is weighed differently depending on whether a firm is an emerging or establis

In this episode The Drawdown team discusses the chances of defaults for NAV facilities raised against a PE buyout fund. Given the chasm between perceptions of market participants and market observers on the risk of these

This latest episode of Top of the Ops sees The Drawdown team assess the challenges of succession planning in PE operations. As the industry elders enter retirement, how can firms ensure the next generation of CFOs and CO

In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team debates whether the operations of US private funds are beginning to look more European due to regulatory and investor pressures. Following on from our recent cover sto

The latest episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown’s podcast in which the editorial team discusses a recent cover feature, is all about diversity and inclusion. In the corresponding article - Ecosystemic Change - we inve

The Drawdown trio tickles your eardrums once more, with our monthly podcast accompanying our latest cover feature. This time, we talk about gen AI trends. But with some substance - trust us. The cover story, entitled Str

The Drawdown team is back again, this month discussing talent attraction and retention in private equity. Following on from a recent cover story on PE’s relative attractiveness as a career destination, we speak to Kerry

The latest from your favourite PE operations editorial team! In this episode, we’re talking fund finance and credit rating agencies off the back of The Drawdown’s latest cover feature. The issue gave shape and form to th

In this podcast, Real Deals is joined by British Patient Capital’s Christine Hockley to discuss the importance of patient capital, what VCs must do to appeal to LPs and how GPs can build a value proposition that aligns w

In this exclusive podcast, Real Deals reporter Xhulio Ismalaj is joined by Richard Burrett, chief sustainability officer at early-stage cleantech investor Earth Capital, where he also holds a board director position. Dur

Your favourite PE operations editorial team is back! This time, the trio tackles evergreen fund structures, off the back of The Drawdown’s latest cover feature on the challenges of setting up semi-liquid fund structures
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