From Carlyle to Orangewood: Lessons from Alan Goldfarb on Winning in Private Equity

Today’s Guest

On this episode, we welcome Alan Goldfarb. Founder and managing partner of Orangewood Partners.

What You’ll Learn

Structure and ways of working of large equity firms
Qualities of smaller firms and their organizational structures
Private equity professionals and portfolio executives
What makes a top performer in the private equity industry

Breakdown

[00:24] Introducing Alan
 [05:00] Common mistakes by PE firms
 [10:10] Working in large equity forms
 [14:16] Large and small firms
 [18:01] C-Suite Model
 [21:32] Attributes of a top performer
 [24:39] Likes and Dislikes
 [30:21] Book Recommendations
 [34:11] Where to find Alan

Working in larger equity firms

When it comes to working in larger equity firms, on the investing side, the management and strategic team is crucial in making the company successful. On the business-building side, Alan puts time and effort in making sure they are doing what’s best for their investors.

Organizational structure

Orangewood has plenty of strategic partners and this is because not every situation requires the same expertise or partnership to figure out the right leverage to help the company pull. Another reason is that Orangewood is built on the foundation of partnership, therefore implementing a partnership model where everyone enjoys working with each other to succeed.

Resources:

Orangewood Partners website
Alan’s e-mail
Alan’s LinkedIn

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