Rich Caputo: Private Equity Today | SALT Talks #284

Rich Caputo is the Chief Executive Partner of The Jordan Company, a New York-based private equity firm focused on investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries. Mr. Caputo serves as Chairman of the Firm's Partnership Board and Executive Committee and is a director of a number of the Firm's portfolio companies. Rich Caputo details his background, the thirty year evolution of Private Equity, and current similarities with the 90s tech bubble. He then discusses The Jordan Company’s longstanding approach to investing, macro environment headwinds and its potential effects, and potential investment opportunities. SALT is a global thought leadership and networking forum encompassing finance, technology, and politics. To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit https://www.salt.org/talks/about 0:00 – Intro & background 6:05 – Private Equity’s evolution 13:06 – Tech bubble vs. now 15:55 – TJC investment approach 24:43 – Macro environment, PE & VC 34:39 – Investment opportunities 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/salt-talks/id1553797805 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HGRcJUqJNI496MdE2shIL?si=BFbEkgXN 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐓 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SALTConference Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salt/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/salt-conference/ Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci. Developed, created and produced by SALT Venture Group, LLC. #SALT #SALTTalks #PrivateEquity