Morgan Stanley Capital Partners head Aaron Sack joins ION Analytics’ Giovanni Amodeo to talk about creating value in private equity investing, the future of middle market private equity and how it has changed over the last decade.
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ION Analytics, the parent company of Mergermarket and Debtwire among other brands, is a financial news and data provider. The ION Influencers' fireside chat series is an initiative launched in early 2023 to speak to the brightest minds and visionaries of the capital market, with the goal of providing knowledge and connectivity. The series is hosted by Giovanni Amodeo, the Chief Influencers Officer at ION Analytics. He has over 23 years of experience in the financial data, news, and analytics space.
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