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TIP179: Private Equity Investing w/ Doug McCormick (Business Podcast)

The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On today's show we talk to private equity investing expert, Doug McCormick. Doug has been a private equity investor for two decades and his company has assets under management in excess of a billion dollars. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: How does the private equity model work? What happens when a private equity company makes an acquisition? Why has private equity industry outperformed the stock market and will it continue? Which critical factors determine if a takeover is successful or not?  BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Douglas McCormick’s book, Family Inc. – Read reviews of this book. Doug’s website with free financial tools. Raymond M. Kethledge and Michael Erwin’s book, Lead Yourself First – Read reviews of this book. NEW TO THE SHOW? Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. 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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TI-P.

0:02.7

On today's show, we talk to a good friend

0:04.9

and fellow West Pointon Harvard grad, Doug McCormick.

0:08.2

Doug is a partner in a private equity firm

0:10.2

that has conducted countless deals

0:11.8

across two decades buying and selling companies.

0:14.8

And what I think you're really gonna enjoy about today's show

0:17.2

is the perspective on valuation

0:19.3

and how to think about buying businesses

0:21.0

with an enduring competitive advantage.

0:23.2

Doug is one of the smartest people I know

0:25.0

when it comes to investing in capital allocation.

0:27.5

So I have no doubt you're going to capture

0:29.5

a lot of value hearing his thoughts on the industry.

0:32.4

So without further delay,

0:33.6

here's our discussion with the thoughtful,

0:35.5

Doug McCormick from HCI Equity Partners.

0:38.2

MUSIC

0:41.5

You are listening to the Investors Podcast,

0:44.4

where we study the financial markets

0:46.3

and read the books that influence self-made billionaires

0:49.0

the most.

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