Private Equity Talks

About Private Equity Talks

For over 25 years, Real Deals have been the independent voice of European private equity providing essential market intelligence, deal information, and insight to Europe's leading GPs, their advisers, & LPs. The Drawdown provides vital insight and analysis for operational professionals in private equity and venture capital. Our mission is to empower & celebrate operational professionals who ensure funds are managed in a robust and compliant manner, lead on in-house technology strategies, regulations & compliance, ESG, & other vital functions that ensure the well-being of the industry.

Publisher

Real Deals Media

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jun 2019

Latest episode

15 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

21 of 78 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   TOTO: Succession battlescars

   In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team speaks to Glen Roberts, director and co-founder of Aria Partners, a recruitment firm focusing on fund finance and operation placements.

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   6 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   TOTO: Levelling up

   Gurpreet Manku, CEO of Level 20, shares insights with The Drawdown team on advancing women in private equity.

3. 

   7 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   TOTO: The transfer window

   In this episode of Top of the Ops, The Drawdown team speaks to Aidan O’Flanagan of Highvern about the drivers and challenges related to fund admin transfers.

Inside a recent episode

TOTO: Succession battlescars

Published 15 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The industry also is I think getting better at looking outside of traditional, you've worked in a private equity fund since you qualified as an accountant sort of profiles. There's been a number of CFOs I've seen in the last two to three years come in from banking, insurance, broader asset wealth management, and I think that really adds more diversity to the gene pool, more than anything, and a lot of those people bring in kind of cross -functional experience, cross -industry experience, and can add a lot from outside a traditional private equity or private market sphere. But I think first and foremost it's identifying the sorts of characters who have worked cross -function by and larger CFO finance directories, going to be a qualified accountant. […]

Who has been a guest on Private Equity Talks

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Gurpreet Manku
• Jason Howard
• Ryan McNelley
• Adrian Whelan
• Peter Haskopoulos

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.5 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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