Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Endowments are known for the long time horizon for their investments. But they aren’t the only investors seeking to use the longer time horizon to their advantage, says Daniel Feder of Washington University Investment Management Company.

Andreas Baumann gives an inside look at the private equity investment process at Partners Group.

Federico Schiffrin of Unigestion discusses the evolving fund-of-funds model and how ESG is handled in emerging markets.

McKinsey’s Aly Jeddy discusses private equity’s “inflection point,” and how it’s changing the relationships between GPs and LPs.

Selecting the right manager is a tricky process for investors, but there are ways to measure performance.

As the private equity industry has evolved over the past 30 years, there has been a shift in power and expectations, says Sheryl Schwartz of Caspian Private Equity.

Neuberger Berman’s Peter Von Lehe explains how his firm looks for opportunities that others pass up, and gives an overview of global fund investment opportunities.

The former co-head of healthcare investment banking at JPMorgan, Ravi Sachdev, now a partner at private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, discusses potential disruptors in the healthcare industry.

Peter Keliuotis of Cliffwater says it’s still too early to look for opportunities in distressed assets in energy.

Daniel Feder of Washington University Investment Mangement Company and Jonathan Roth of Abbott Capital discuss whether investors should give up on investing in clean technology.

James Kester discusses portfolio construction and what he learned from a career working at some of the largest LP organizations.

Endowments are becoming more and more like institutional investors, says Jonathan Roth of Abbott Capital.

A constant over the last 30 years in the private equity industry is the type of people who are successful as private capital investors, says Abbott Capital’s Jonathan Roth.

What will be the challenges as vehicles are created to give access to smaller investors?

Offit Capital’s Thomas Carrier on the value of not being incented to put a client’s capital into a particular strategy.

Towers Watson partner Sanjay Mansukhani warns against making investment decisions quickly amid a “frenzy of fundraising.”

The preferences and outlook of an endowment’s deputy chief investment officer, Thomas Lenehan of Rockefeller University Investments Office.

Inside co-investment practices and the inclusion of retail capital in private equity with Darren Friedman of StepStone.

Private equity doesn’t capture a growth story in every case, says Thomas Carrier of Offit Capital.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice partner Tom Franco interviews Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School about China’s unsettled economic environment being ripe for PE.

Three experts explain why sharing PE portfolio data is so challenging, and what resources are necessary to do useful things with “big data” from the asset class.

Brijesh Jeevarathnam of Commonfund Capital discusses finding successful VC investments, opportunities in emerging markets, and deal sourcing strategies.

Colonial Consulting’s Brian Crawford explains how they customize their approach for each foundation and endowment client and portfolio, and where to look out for risks.

Princeton University Investment Company’s Jim Millar discusses the school’s approach to endowment investing

Ascension Investment Management takes a long-term approach to private equity, says the firm’s Dale Hunt.

Richard Chau of Tulane University’s endowment discusses why they moved to direct investing in PE, and how they get attention alongside larger investors.

Jim Millar of Princeton University Investment Company explains how the school invests in venture capital.

Does better data equal better decisions for private equity LPs? Experts from AlpInvest, Siguler Guff and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice discuss.

Experts from AlpInvest, Siguler Guff, and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice discuss harnessing private equity data to monitor the portfolio and vet partners.

Fresh off a blockbuster fundraise, the head of one of the largest private equity firms in the world gives a wide ranging interview.

Kevin Conway of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on doing deals throughout the recession and what portfolio data says about the direction of the economy.

In an exclusive interview with Privcap, Donald Gogel, President and CEO of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, describes the genesis of his firm’s investment in Hertz, the rental car business is bought from Ford.

Privcap founder David Snow speaks with Donald Gogel about how his firm, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, has made operating talent core to its strategy for adding value, and about what kinds of corporate executives successfully make the transition to private equity investing.

William Conaty, a 40-year veteran of GE and an advisor on human capital matters to private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, tells how private equity has become “a bit of a threat to corporate public talent.”

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