Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business
Ted Clark, a businessman, entrepreneur, and investor with more than 40 years\u2019 experience as a senior executive in both public and private equity owned specialty chemical companies joins Enterprise Radio.\xa0His new book is "Buy and Build CEO: Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business".
This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.
Listen\xa0to host\xa0Eric Dye\xa0& guest Ted Clark\xa0discuss the following:
* Why private equity? Isn\u2019t there another way to finance a new business?
* Beyond providing equity and structuring the balance sheet, what else do private equity partners bring to the business?
* Why is buy and build a good strategy to develop a global business?
* Is working for private equity more risky than working for a public company; what are the differences?
* What do you mean when you talk about a \u201cPurist Manager\u201d and why is this important to buy and build growth strategies?
* You built Royal through three private equity recapitalizations. How rare is that?
Theodore (Ted) Clark, a businessman, entrepreneur, and investor with over 40 years of experience as a senior executive in both public and private equity-owned specialty chemicals companies. Starting as a shipping clerk, he rose through the ranks to become President & CEO of Products Research & Chemical Corporation (PRC), a global leader in aircraft and construction sealants and coatings. His new book,\xa0Buy and Build CEO: Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business\xa0(Dudley Court Press, Sept. 13, 2022), chronicles Clark\u2019s 14-year adventure in the world of high-stakes, high-rewards business.
Website: https://tedclarkauthor.com
Social Media Links:
Twitter: @TedClarkAuthor
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/theodore-clark
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