Reynir Indahl on Sustainability, ESG Investing and Solving Global Challenges in the Private Equity Industry

Today’s Guest
Today we welcome Reynir Indahl, Founder and Managing Partner of Summa Equity, a company solely dedicated to impact investing in companies that seek to solve global challenges. He enjoys everything from being part of the deal to driving performance and also hosts the Corporate Unplugged podcast.

What You’ll Learn

How the Private Equity Space has evolved over time

The benefits of niching down your business

Why sustainability is the new driver for value creation

Role of purpose in business success

Why millennials prefer working for companies with meaning and purpose

Breakdown

[00:57] Getting to know Reynir Indahl

[04:33] Solving global challenges

[07:50] How Reynir and his company guarantee investment returns

[15:55] Challenges faced when setting up Private Equity Firms

[21:27] Reynir’s transition from the corporate world into entrepreneurship

[24:30] How to better engage with a portfolio executive

[33:29] Notable attributes of top performing PE firms

[35:50] Reynir’s go-to information source


Resources

The Private Equity 4.0 article

Give and Take by Adam Grant

Reimagining Capitalism by Rebecca Henderson

Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux

Reynir’s Website

Reynir’s LinkedIn

The Corporate Unplugged Podcast

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