Private Equity's Easy Era Is Over | Lee McCabe

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Private equity has had it easy for forty years. Cheap money, expanding multiples, and a rising S&P produced returns almost regardless of what firms did with the assets they bought. That era just ended - and Lee McCabe, Partner at Claymore Partners, argues most firms haven't adjusted to what replaces it. Lee spent years inside eBay, Expedia, Facebook, and Alibaba before joining a New York PE firm as an operating partner, and he's now built the operational platform he believes PE actually needs. Chapters: 00:00 The Evolution of Private Equity 02:42 Digital Transformation in Private Equity 08:17 Data-Driven Decision Making 14:04 The Future of Private Equity 27:34 Building a Brand in Private Equity We create high-performing powerhouses. Let's talk:

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