E57 - Navigating Liquidity in Private Equity with Yann Robard of Dawson Partners
The Credit Clubhouse
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00:00:11 – Welcome to the Credit Clubhouse with Yann Robard
00:00:46 – Yann’s Journey: From CPPIB to Founding Dawson Partners
00:02:05 – The Idea Behind Dawson: Better Liquidity Solutions for Private Equity
00:03:54 – Dawson Today & How Private Markets Have Evolved
00:04:18 – Dawson’s Four Pillars: Tech, Innovation, Scale & Culture
00:08:36 – Maintaining Culture While Scaling to 250 People
00:14:09 – Private Equity Outlook: Performance, Challenges & Governance Edge
00:21:52 – Private Equity vs Private Credit & The Rise of Secondaries
00:28:56 – GP-Led Continuation Vehicles & Future of Secondaries
00:34:31 – Fun Wrap-Up: Hobbies, Surprises & Biggest Opportunities Ahead
Yann Robard. Managing Partner at Dawson Partners - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-robard-84b07b109/
Todd Anderson, Head of Content & Programming, DealCatalyst - https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddanderson19/
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