We’ve seen tremendous growth in just two decades. Dry powder is also at record highs, and more and more deals are getting done faster and faster. We all know that deal volume is at record highs. There’s the global economic recovery, which we believe is sustainable for the next several years-largely due to productivity gains, especially here in the US-supported by continued record low interest rates. It’s an interesting time for the industry. Can you speak for a bit and give us an overview of where we are, how have things shifted in the past years, and where is this all going? Maybe a good opener is just to get your perspective on the state of the private equity industry today. Rodney Zemmel: We will get to audience questions a bit later in this, but I have a few questions of my own to get us going if you don’t mind. It’s a pleasure to be here with you and all the women joining over Zoom today. I’m thrilled to introduce Sandra to you all and look forward to our conversation today. She earned her MBA from Stanford University and BA from Wellesley College. Horbach was a general partner with Forstmann Little & Company, and also worked in the M&A department of Morgan Stanley. Horbach oversees Carlyle’s three largest private equity funds with approximately $60 billion in capital under management. Rodney Zemmel: While Sandra Horbach certainly needs no introduction in a group like this, I’m thrilled to have the cohead of US buyout and growth at Carlyle with us. It was part of McKinsey’s Women in Private Equity Global Forum, held virtually, with an audience of 143 women investors from 46 firms across North America and Europe. This conversation between Sandra Horbach, managing director and cohead of US buyout and growth at Carlyle Rodney Zemmel, senior partner and global leader, McKinsey Digital and Alexandra Nee, partner and global head of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Private Equity & Principal Investors Practice was recorded on October 26, 2021.
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