Ewan Mackinnon on How to Correct Common Mistakes Made by Private Equity Firms and Portfolio Companies

Ewan Mackinnon is a Partner for Maven Capital Partners, a VCT, Private Equity and Property Fund Manager that provides funding to growth-focused UK SMEs and tax-efficient investment opportunities for investors

What You will Learn

How to correct common mistakes made by PE firms and portfolio companies

How Maven Capital Partners drive value creation

How the UK CPT works for Maven

Educational resources for industry awareness

Breakdown

[00:51] Getting to know Ewan Mackinnon

[04:13] One mistake PE firms or portfolio companies and actions to correct them

[07:47] Model to drive value creation and new expertise into portfolio companies

[09:16] Inspiration to move into PE

[11:28] Challenges faced in business completion due to outside London set up

[13:31] How UK’s Venture Capital Trust Model works with Maven Capital Partners

[16:14] Likes and Dislikes of the PE industry 

[20:47] Educational resources for the industry to check 

[24:17] Deal Flow for Maven Capital Partners

[25:19] How to get in touch with Ewan Mackinnon

[26:18] Side discussion with Ewan

 
[Resources] 

Ewan Mackinnon’s Email

Ewan MAckinnon’s Linkedin 

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