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Spent 7 hours researching a true master of small cap private equity:
- 586 transactions
- Acquire $1 million to $10 million EBITDA companies
- Average deal $12 million
- 72% IRR
- 7x cash on cash returns
He had two rare public appearanc... See more
PrivateEquityGuy (Mikk Markus)x.comIn it’s heyday, Goldman’s special situations group was the navy SEALs of money making. Today’s guest, Alan Waxman, used to run that group before leaving to build Sixth Street, now a $115b behemoth.
SSG heads were sometimes of the more brainy, nerdy variety. Not Waxman. He is a force of nature and energy who apparently w... See more
Patrick OShaughnessyx.com
I enjoyed this podcast with Keith Lee at Brown Capital Management (Small Cap Growth PM).
His main fund (top holdings below) has a high Tech sector exposure (60%). Keith and the team are focused on finding exceptional growth companies.
Notes from the interview:
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Imagine being in your early 30s, starting a private equity fund and raising $450 million as your first fund.
All this with no prior track record and without your rich father or uncle.
Years later, you own 90 companies, have $147 billion in AUM, your EBITDA is growing at 15% year-over-year, a... See more
PrivateEquityGuy (Mikk Markus)x.com

Fourteen years ago, David Tepper went on Squawk Box and shared how he made $7bn in a single year and laid out his worldview and a strategy that worked for the coming decade.
Last week, almost fourteen years to the day, David returned to Squawk Box to discuss China, stimulus, AI, and more. He starts by discussing whether... See more
Eric Mandelblatt started Soroban Capital at 35 with $500M and built it into a $10B fund over 15 years.
He has compounded at a 21% CAGR since inception, and is an expert at investing in cyclical stocks most investors won’t touch.
Let's dive into his investment strategy + story:
Sahil Khetpalx.comNew writeup is out!
Portfolio Update: Top 5 Positions Going into 2024
• Focus on cash flows in anticipation of a low growth economy
• Concentrating more towards highest conviction positions
• Underweight US stocks
• Overweight Emerging Markets and China___LINEBR... See more
Value Investigatorx.com