In this M&A Science Academy course, Michael Frankel, Founder and Managing Partner of Trajectory Capital, dives into current and upcoming private equity trends. Learn about the overlap between private equity and venture capital efforts, common trends during a down market, and portfolio operations.
VCs competing with PEs
PE's diligence focus in venture-like deals
Adding VCs into the hunting environment to find higher-growth companies
An thesis overlap between VC and PE
VC gaps
Q&A with Michael Frankel
This course is intended for anyone interested in current PE trends (q2 2023), and how PE and VC are overlapping.
Michael Frankel is Founder and Managing Partner of Trajectory Capital. He has held c-level executive roles (corporate development, strategy/innovation, CFO, COO) at large and small growth companies. He is a Corporate Development, Innovation, Strategy and Corporate Venture leader who has driven disruptive innovation and aggressive growth/expansion at global technology, information services and professional services companies including Deloitte, LexisNexis Group, IRI, GE Capital and VeriSign. Michael has extensive experience sourcing, leading and negotiating 110+ transactions, as well as integration planning, management, product development, strategic planning and portfolio management.
Upon completion, Academy members will receive a "Private Equity Trends" course badge.
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