#81 Luis Garcia Alvarez (MAPFRE Asset Management) - Value Investing, Behavioural Finance, and Investing in European Football Clubs
Release Date: 12/23/2021
#108 - Finding The Good In Private Equity - With Rami Cassis, Parabellum Investments
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Rami Cassis, founder and CEO of Parabellum Investments, discusses how his firm operates as a hybrid between a family office and private equity firm. He provides an inside look at his investment approach, building relationships and reputation, and his perspective on improving private equity's image. Key Topics and Timestamps: What a hybrid family office and private equity firm is and why Cassis cares about private equity image [00:02:00 - 00:05:45] Cassis' approach to sourcing investments and what he looks for in an acquisition target [00:05:45 - 00:10:15] How valuation discussions unfold and...
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#107 - Building a strong investment banking network - Christina Bresani, William Blair
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In this episode, Christina Bresani, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Advisory at William Blair, shares her insights and experiences in investment banking and corporate advisory. She discusses her background, breaking into the industry, and the importance of networking. Christina explains the role of corporate advisory and its responsibilities in mergers and acquisitions, including advising clients on acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, and defending against activists. She emphasizes the changing landscape of friendly and hostile takeovers and the need for valuable relationships with...
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#106 - Understanding Behavioral Dynamics in Investing - Dr. Daniel Crosby
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In this episode, Dr. Daniel Crosby shares insights on the behavioral aspects of investing. The conversation covered a range of topics, including the trends of passive and active investing, the biases exhibited by portfolio managers, the impact of recent events like the WallStreetBets phenomenon, and the interconnectedness of personal well-being and financial decision-making. Let's delve into the key takeaways from this enlightening discussion. We discuss the following topics: Passive vs. active investing: Strengths and weaknesses of both approaches. Biases in portfolio managers: Managers can...
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#105 - Where Financial Advisors Get Advice From: Insights from Gene Goldman, CIO of Cetera Financial Group
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In this episode of the Wall Street Lab podcast, we had the opportunity to interview Gene Goldman, the Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Cetera Financial Group. We will dive into the key takeaways from the interview and explore how they combine quantitative and qualitative data to generate insights for financial investment decisions. More about our sponsor Fintalent.io: You can find all episodes of The Wall Street Lab Podcast on Check Out these Wall Street Oasis courses: Modeling Elite Modeling Package: LBO Modeling Course: Real Estate...
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#104- Leader, Banker, Artist: Lessons For A Sustainable Career From a GS' Prime Brokerage Leader Brian Robinson (Goldman Sachs)
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Brian Robinson is not your average banker. He’s a partner at Goldman Sachs, runs the firm’s Prime Brokerage sales force and leads the hedge fund client segment for equities, both for the Americas region, but he's also made a name for himself through his unconventional yet determined approach to career and leadership. In this episode, we'll take you on an interesting trip through Brian's mind. We'll talk about: What Prime Brokerage is and where it fits into Goldman Sach's business Why fund managers sometimes need support building a business Brian's framework for impacting clients Brian's...
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#103 - "We come in when founders have figured out the hard stuff" - Christoph Jost, FLEX Capital
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Investors are quick to brag about the impact and network they add to their investments. After all, they know a lot of important people, have access to cash, and an infinite source of knowledge. Christoph Jost, Founder & Managing Partner at FLEX Capital, isn't one of them. "We come in when the founders have already done the hard part", he says. "They have scaled their business to 1 million EBITDA or 5 million in revenue. It's clearly working already." In this episode, Andi and Christoph discuss: What bootstrapped founders face when they scale How FLEX Capital finds and invests...
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#102 - Navigating family matters, PE and VC investments inside the World of Family Office Management with Jan Voss (BLN Capital)
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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. In this episode, Jan Voss of BLN Capital shares insights on the challenges, rewards, and intricacies of working in the family office space We discussed: What are the complexities of family offices and their various forms (Single Family Offices vs. Multi-Family Offices)? How does the role of a family office manager differ from traditional fund managers? What is the importance of discretion and trust in family...
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#101 - Ian Schnoor (Financial Modeling Institute) - Financial Modeling: From spreadsheet to story in 3 steps
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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. Financial models are more than forecasts - they're a crucial decision-making tool. And it takes more than Excel-skills to make them impactful. Our guest today is Ian Schnoor, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Financial Modeling Institute In this episode, we discuss: Why Financial Models are vital tools for investment decisions What makes a Financial Model great What can go wrong when building a Financial Model ...
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#100 - Alan "AJ" Jones - Career lessons from a Private Equity legend
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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. Alan Jones is a Senior Managing Director and the Head of North American Private Investment of ICG Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over 65 billion USD in Assets under Management. Prior to ICG, Alan spent 25 years with Morgan Stanley where he served most recently as Vice-Chairman of Private Credit & Equity. In 2007, he rebuilt Morgan Stanley’s private equity investing business, and from 2007...
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#99 - Kison Patel - What M&A can learn from software
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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. Today we're joined by Kison Patel, CEO and Founder of M&A Science and Dealroom, a project management software for complex M&A transactions. In this interview, we will discuss: Why current M&A practices are not enough anymore to deal with complex transactions What M&A professionals can learn from agile in software How values in M&A transactions have shifted towards people issues How Kison structures his...
info_outlineIn this episode Luis explains to us what Value Investing, Behavioural Finance, and Investing in sports have to do with each other. Luis talks about combining the Value Investing approach with knowledge from Behavioural Finance and how that helps him invest into European Football (Soccer) clubs. He explains his investing approach, idea creation, systems to keep his own emotions in check while gauging the emotions of greed and fear in the market to make successful investments. We deep dive into the financial side of European football and sports in general.