Life of a Dealmaker

In this episode, Charlie Methven, entrepreneur, investor and football executive, joins Tarun to reflect on a storied career spanning journalism, communications and football club ownership and turnarounds – and the lessons he has learnt from buying, running, and transforming businesses along the way.

In this episode of Life of a Dealmaker, Tarun explores the journey that led John Messer to Copilot Capital. From anthropology to building a software-focussed private equity platform from the ground up, John's career path has been anything but conventional. They discuss why understanding human behaviour remains at the heart of successful investing and a prediction about the World Cup which doesn't age well!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.