Life of a Dealmaker

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Mayer Brown's Tarun Patel sits down with senior leaders in the private equity community to discuss their career highlights, lowlights, investment thesis and everything between.

Episodes

  1. 05/22/2025

    Philippe Crochet of Keensight Capital

    In this episode of Life Of A Dealmaker, Tarun caught up with Philippe Crochet, Managing Partner of @Keensight Capital – they discussed prevailing market conditions, how to build a resilient portfolio and how to bounce back from early career setbacks.

    40 min

  2. 10/08/2024

    Ravi Monteiro of Growth Capital Partners

    As we reach episode five of Life of a Dealmaker, Tarun Patel sits down with Ravi Monteiro, Partner at Growth Capital Partners, to talk  about knowledge economies, studying Stateside and ideal dinner party guests!

    42 min

  3. 06/21/2024

    Gareth Whiley of Silverfleet Capital

    On episode four of Life of a Dealmaker, Tarun speaks with Gareth Whiley, Managing Partner at Silverfleet Capital, who announced to the market in July 2021 that it was no longer raising a new fund and would enter wind down. In this episode they speak about how and why – they also look back on the successes of the Silverfleet story, talk transitions from being a lawyer to an investor and look forward to Gareth's plan for the next phase.

    44 min

  4. 04/11/2024

    Fabrice Nottin of Cap10 Partners

    On episode 3 of Life Of A Dealmaker, Tarun speaks with Fabrice Nottin, Founder of Cap10 Partners, a pan-European private equity firm investing in the mid-market – and formerly of Apollo. They discuss the attractive investment landscape today, why Cap10 brings a new approach to address the European mid-market and how to turn career setbacks into key elements of an investment strategy.

    43 min

  5. 01/09/2024

    Zeina Bain of Sullivan Street Partners

    Life of a Dealmaker is a Mayer Brown podcast in which Tarun Patel (a Private Equity Partner in the London office) speaks to senior leaders in the private equity community about their career stories. In episode 2, Tarun speaks with Zeina Bain, co-Managing Partner of Sullivan Street Partners, a UK buyout firm focussing on complex situations in the mid market. They discuss conviction investing, why business is personal and experiencing an all female board.

    41 min

  6. 07/20/2023

    Richard Tudor of Averna Capital

    Mayer Brown's Tarun Patel speaks to Richard Tudor, the co-founder of Averna Capital, a mid-market European private equity firm – and formerly of Apax and Exponent. Tarun and Richard discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with creating a new private equity firm, how to overcome deal heartaches and how Averna Capital came to bear it's interesting name.

    38 min
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Mayer Brown's Tarun Patel sits down with senior leaders in the private equity community to discuss their career highlights, lowlights, investment thesis and everything between.

Information

  • Creator
    Mayer Brown
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©2024 Mayer Brown
  • Show Website
    Life of a Dealmaker