1 The good, the bad and the ugly: private equity and Covid-19

Leadership In Extraordinary Times

In the first episode of the new series, Ludovic Phalippou and Vindi Banga discuss the sometimes controversial world of private equity.

Ludo and Vindi explore how many private equity-backed companies weathered the Covid-19 crisis well, and address some of the controversial issues associated with the sector – typically high levels of debt have led to the collapse of some potentially viable companies, while many PE-controlled companies had to be ‘rescued’ by the tax-payer.

Featuring:

Ludovic Phalippou (@lphalippou81), Professor of Financial Economics, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Vindi Banga, partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

Peter Tufano, Peter Moores Dean and Professor of Finance at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Resources:

Private Equity Laid Bare (book)

Private Equity Laid Bare (podcast)

https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/

Producer/editor – Eve Streeter for Stabl