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Jay Lucas, LB Equity

LB Equity on high-growth beauty brands

In this podcast, Private Equity Wire speaks to New York-based growth equity firm LB Equity, a firm that invests in high-growth beauty and wellness brands, about sustainability themes within the beauty space. Founded in 2012, LB Equity is led by co-founders Jay Lucas (pictured), a former partner at Bain & Company,

GlobalESGLive

GlobalESGlive

Join us on 2 December for Institutional Asset Manager, Hedgeweek and Private Equity Wire’s global summit as we analyse the key issues, changes and opportunities for fund managers, asset owners, intermediaries and advisors in the fast-evolving world of ESG and green investing.

Uberisation

PODCAST: Uberisation 2.0 – New ways of creating value and gaining scale

In this 5th and final podcast of the series, Steven Unzicker, Founder of ANZU Research, SEI’s Ross Ellis and Michael Neumann, Head of AI Quantitative Strategies and Partner at Arabesque, discuss how the decentralised model – as characterised by Uber and Airbnb – could inform the future of fund management. 

Jack Knellinger, Capria Ventures

Capria Ventures & Atlantica Ventures on the rise of Africa’s VC space

In this podcast, Private Equity Wire chats with Jack Knellinger, co-founder & partner of Capria Ventures and Ik Kanu, one of the founding partners of Atlantica Ventures, about the rise of VC investments in Africa, where the startup ecosystem remained largely robust throughout 2020, with over 300 equity rounds raised

Intertrust Group logo

Decoding the European Fund Environment

The European fund environment is increasingly attracting US private funds looking to invest in alternative assets and deploy capital. In partnership with Intertrust, Private Equity Wire is hosting a webinar to discuss some of the key themes that fund managers should consider when thinking about Europe from an investor perspective.

Nina Kelleher, EisnerAmper

EisnerAmper’s Nina Kelleher on SPACs & PE

Companies hit hard by the pandemic may be attractive targets for SPAC vehicles. In this podcast Private Equity Wire speaks to Nina Kelleher, director at US-based advisory firm EisnerAmper, about some trending themes surrounding SPACs & PE, probing her outlook regarding the growth trajectory of SPACs. Kelleher shares the impact

April Underwood, Nearby

Ex-Slack exec April Underwood on fundraising virtually

In this week’s podcast, Private Equity Wire chats to former Slack Chief Product Officer April Underwood (pictured), whose ‘local retail’ ecommerce platform Nearby recently raised USD21 million in a Series A funding round, about the process of raising money in today’s virtual environment, her experience of conducting meetings and building

Earth Capital’s Avent Bezuidenhoudt

Earth Capital’s Avent Bezuidenhoudt on investing in water

In this podcast, Private Equity Wire speaks to global private equity group Earth Capital’s investment director Avent Bezuidenhoudt about why investors should care more about water related issues, what can be done to encourage sustainable water-related investments, and which geographies will need to invest in water to offset climate change

Evolving

PEWire Live’s CFO/COO Summit Day 2: “Growing and evolving the COO role”

Day two of PEWire Live’s CFO/COO virtual summit featured discussions surrounding how to navigate Covid-related short-term liquidity risks, key cybersecurity and ESG considerations specifically for private equity, ESG reporting and setting the right KPIs, and how private equity professionals can evolve and cater to the demands of the COO role as we

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12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm

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