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