beyond MD with Dr. Yatin Chadha

Introduction to Private Equity

September 21, 2021 Yatin Chadha Season 1 Episode 17
beyond MD with Dr. Yatin Chadha
Introduction to Private Equity
Show Notes

Yatin Chadha hosts Ron Haik, MBA, CFP, CIM, TEP, senior financial advisor at Nicola wealth.

This is the second episode on alternative investments, this time focusing on private equity.

Yatin and Ron discuss:

What is private Equity (PE)? (4:40)

Differences between investing in PE & public markets (5:08) 

Various (Nicola Wealth) funds (9:00)

Leveraged buy outs (11:45)

Credentials of (Nicola Wealth) fund managers (12:43) 

Evergreen structure (14:55)

Understanding returns (16:53)

Potential returns vs stocks (21:50)

Downside protection? (23:45)

PE investment time horizon (25:30)

How companies are evaluated (26:40)

PE investment example (28:04)

Risk/what can go wrong (30:23)

General advice (31:40)

Questions for PE firms (33:23)