Teresa Farmaki on Female Empowerment in Private Equity and Why PE Experts Need to Start Thinking Outside the Box

Teresa Farmaki is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Astarte Capital Partners, an asset management firm focused on sustainable real asset sectors. She is also the former Managing Director at Signia Wealth Limited.

What You’ll Learn:

What are Real Assets and How Can You Invest In Them

Why PE Experts Need to Start Thinking Outside the Box

How to Tackle Investment Decisions From a Practical Perspective

Why Diversity is Crucial for Investment Success

Women Empowerment in Private Equity

Breakdown

[00:50] Getting to Know Teresa Farmaki 

[02:20] Why Teresa Moved From New York to London

[03:38] Common Mistakes by PE Firms and Portfolio Companies

[06:24] Real Assets Investing in Private Equity 

[12:10] The Friction Between Operations Experts and Financial Investors

[15:40] Diversity and Inclusion in private Equity

[20:29] Why Most Women are Afraid of Joining Private Equity

[25:16] Key Attributes that Define a Top Performer

[29:00] Why The Top Performing PE Experts are Critical Thinkers

[33:28] What Teresa Likes and Dislikes About Private Equity

[35:30] Parting Thoughts


Resources:

Teresa’s LinkedIn

Astartecp.com

Teresa’s Email - [email protected]

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