How Inflexion Hits the Spot
Video outlines how Inflexion partnered with a Welsh family‑owned darts company to capitalize on the sport’s rapid global growth. The owners, lacking a robust management team and digital infrastructure, sought expertise to scale operations and launch “Auto Darts,” an online platform that pits players from different countries against each other. Inflexion leveraged its experience in digitization, international expansion, and building sales and marketing functions from scratch. The firm guided the owners through private‑equity partnership, trust‑building, and a deal that secured the capital needed for technology upgrades and market entry. A memorable moment highlighted a tungsten shortage affecting dart manufacturing; Inflexion’s due diligence confirmed the company’s sizable tungsten inventory, mitigating supply‑chain risk. The anecdote underscored the depth of the firm’s operational review. The partnership illustrates how private‑equity can accelerate niche sports businesses, turning grassroots brands into digitally enabled, internationally competitive enterprises while addressing material constraints.
Why Private Equity Is a Talent Business | Flor Kassai, Inflexion | Fund Shack Ep. 86
Fund Shack’s interview with Florencia Casai spotlights Inflexion Private Equity’s view that private equity is fundamentally a talent business. The firm has raised £4.5 billion for its latest buyout fund after a series of successful raises, positioning itself as a winner...
Secondaries as Strategic Tool - Secondaries Went Mainstream
The video discusses how secondary transactions in private‑asset funds have moved from a niche, stigmatized corner to a mainstream liquidity mechanism. Over the past two decades the market exploded from roughly $6 billion to $225 billion last year, and general partners now anticipate...
NAV Squeezing
The video discusses "NAV squeezing," a practice in private‑equity secondary markets where investors purchase interests in evergreen funds at a discount and the manager subsequently marks those positions to the fund’s net asset value (NAV), creating an apparent same‑day gain. The...
Career Opportunities in Secondaries - The 2% Market That's Booming
The video highlights that the secondary market, representing just 2% of total assets under management, is entering a rapid expansion phase, offering a fertile ground for professionals seeking growth. Speakers note that this niche is transitioning from a backwater segment to...
How Secondaries Really Work - Nigel Dawn - Evercore - Fund Shack Ep. 85
The Fund Shack episode dives into the mechanics and evolution of private‑market secondaries, featuring Nigel Dawn, Evercore’s global head of private capital advisory. Dawn frames the secondary market as a nascent yet essential sub‑asset class that supplies liquidity, price discovery,...
Private Debt vs Syndicated Loans – Why Borrowers Pay More
The video examines why large‑cap companies often pay higher rates when they opt for private‑debt financing instead of traditional syndicated loans. It outlines the competitive dynamics between the two funding sources, noting that borrowers may run a dual‑track process to...
Trailer -Private Credit: What’s Really Going On? Permira Credit, David Hirschmann
The trailer features David Hirschmann of Permira Credit discussing the rapid rise of private credit as a distinct financing strategy alongside equity. He frames private credit as a response to the void left by non‑bank institutions, positioning it as a...
Why Private Credit Exists – Structural Shift Explained
The video explains the structural forces that gave rise to private credit as a distinct asset class, tracing its rapid expansion to roughly $1.6 trillion worldwide since the global financial crisis. Regulatory tightening forced banks to shrink mid‑market loan books, as short‑term...
Robots Pick Better Private Equity Funds? | Oliver Gottschalg
Oliver Gottschalg, a veteran private‑equity researcher, argues that machine‑learning algorithms now outperform traditional human allocators in selecting funds. Drawing on 25 years of empirical work, he explains how persistent manager‑skill signals can be quantified and assembled into a “DNA” profile...
Private Equity Evergreens–NAV Squeezing, Secondaries, Fee Alignment | with the AltView
The conversation between host Funshack and Tim McGillin of The AltView centers on the growing scrutiny of private‑equity evergreen vehicles, NAV‑squeezing tactics, secondary‑market dynamics, and fee alignment. McGillin, a former equity‑research analyst turned investment consultant, argues that the industry’s long‑held...