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Private Equity Masters: Paul Salem Providence Equity Partners (Capital Allocators, EP.175)

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

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Today\\u2019s show is a preview of a mini-series coming in a few months, where I\\u2019ll be speaking with some of the preeminent leaders in private equity to learn more about what the continuing insatiable interest in the asset class is all about.
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Paul Salem is a Senior Managing Director Emeritus at Providence Equity. Providence is a premier private equity and asset management firm focused on media, communications, education, software and services with $49 billion in asset commitments. Paul joined Providence when it was a $171 million media focused boutique in 1992 and became an integral part of the firm\\u2019s growth and success ever since until retiring a year ago. Paul considers himself the luckiest guy in the world, which you can hear more about in a TED talk he delivered a few years ago.
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Our conversation covers Paul\\u2019s entry to the business, the benefits of specialization, Providence\\u2019s nice guy advantage, and the development of the firm over three decades.\\xa0 We then turn to the competitive landscape for deals, value of operating partners, evolution of private equity, advice for allocators in the space, and life after stepping away from the business.
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