Looking Over the Horizon w/ CVC's Rob Lucas

Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast by Bain & Company

Jul 29, 202600:18:39Business

In part two of our interview series with the CEO of CVC, we explore how they’re navigating one of the toughest fundraising markets in decades, their firm-wide embrace of AI and why he considers Europe one of the world’s...

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