My guest on the first episode of Private Equity Masters is
John Toomey, one of two members of the Executive Management
Committee at HarbourVest Partners. For more than thirty years,
HarbourVest has invested across all parts of the private equity
spectrum - in funds, secondaries, and direct
co-invests. Today,
it oversees over $75 billion of assets and canvasses the
world.
Our conversation discusses the early days of private equity
investing, evolution of strategies across primaries, co-invests,
and secondaries, international expansion, best practices of
managers, the next wave of growth opportunities, and risks in the
space.
John has a unique perch at the top of the industry and offers
a wonderful perspective to kick off the mini-series.
Through conversations with leaders in the money game, we explore how these holders of the keys to the kingdom allocate their time and their capital.
New episodes release on Monday's