Top 5 Podcasts for Private Market Investors

These are the top five M&A podcasts every investor should have on repeat. Stay in the know on trends and learn from those at the top of their game.
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Top 5 Podcasts for Private Market Investors

Private market investors need to stay on top of trends, both in their specific industry and M&A trends in general.

One of the best ways to do that? Podcasts.

Here are the top 5 podcasts you should be following to stay in the know.

1. Bain’s Dry Powder

In Dry Powder, Hugh MacArthur, chairman of Bain's global private equity practice, interviews leading experts on the trends and opportunities that will redefine the private equity industry.

2. Invest Like the Best

Invest Like the Best explores ideas, methods, and stories that help you better invest your time and money. Hear stock market and boardroom insights you can't find anywhere else. If you're a professional investor, CEO, entrepreneur, or business strategist, this is for you.

3.  M&A Science 

M&A Science is an educational podcast exploring the intricate world of M&A with industry leaders and practitioners.

4. All In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

Industry veterans, degenerate gamblers & besties Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.

5. Think Like an Owner by Alex Bridgemen

Think Like an Owner aims to be the leading source for knowledge, ideas, and frameworks for operators and investors looking to grow small companies. They share what the most talented operators and investors are thinking about and doing to build transformative companies.

Honorable Mention: The Private Equity Podcast

Discover how some of the top private equity professionals got into Private Equity, how they rose to success and learn about some of the mistakes they made along the way. Alex Rawlings has strong connections to the Private Equity industry through his executive search firm, Raw Selection, which specializes in working with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies across Europe and North America. Alex is straight talking and to the point and aims to unlock real gold you can build into your firm or portfolio companies.

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