Rob Parker

We'll sell it the first time. Then we'll sell it the second time and maybe take them public the third time. So we don't really draw hard and fast rules on size. We want to meet winning companies. And if someone wants to reach out to you? rob.perker at psc.com. Okay, perfect.

We'll sell it the first time. Then we'll sell it the second time and maybe take them public the third time. So we don't really draw hard and fast rules on size. We want to meet winning companies. And if someone wants to reach out to you? rob.perker at psc.com. Okay, perfect.

Yeah, that's a good question. I'm an avid reader. There's a lot of great books out there. When I went to business school, I was inspired to go and then pursue a Wall Street career because of a book I'd read called Barbarians at the Gate. A little dated now, it's the story of the very famous story of the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, which took place in the late 80s.

Yeah, that's a good question. I'm an avid reader. There's a lot of great books out there. When I went to business school, I was inspired to go and then pursue a Wall Street career because of a book I'd read called Barbarians at the Gate. A little dated now, it's the story of the very famous story of the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, which took place in the late 80s.

They actually made a movie about it, too, with the same name, Barbarians at the Gate. That book, it's interesting. It's a page-turner, very well written, and it really talks about Wall Street and that process. Now, it's in the 80s, which in some ways was the heyday of Wall Street. But so much of what happened there still applies today.

They actually made a movie about it, too, with the same name, Barbarians at the Gate. That book, it's interesting. It's a page-turner, very well written, and it really talks about Wall Street and that process. Now, it's in the 80s, which in some ways was the heyday of Wall Street. But so much of what happened there still applies today.

Strategic, tactical, thinking through holding firm on a price because you have conviction that that's the right price. Or other people trying to find creative tax structures to pay a little bit more. All these kinds of things still happen today. I thought that book inspired me to go to Wall Street. It inspired me to have the career I've had today. So I would recommend that one.

Strategic, tactical, thinking through holding firm on a price because you have conviction that that's the right price. Or other people trying to find creative tax structures to pay a little bit more. All these kinds of things still happen today. I thought that book inspired me to go to Wall Street. It inspired me to have the career I've had today. So I would recommend that one.

The other book I would say... Probably the best business biography I've read is Shoe Dog by Phil Knight. I thought it was a really good book, a really good story. His memory of the details of building it from way back in the late 60s and 70s and his business lessons that are sprinkled throughout that book, I thought were outstanding. I'd recommend that one as well.

The other book I would say... Probably the best business biography I've read is Shoe Dog by Phil Knight. I thought it was a really good book, a really good story. His memory of the details of building it from way back in the late 60s and 70s and his business lessons that are sprinkled throughout that book, I thought were outstanding. I'd recommend that one as well.

Yeah, I guess I would just say, if there's a final message, well, first I want to say thank you again for letting us be here. What an honor to be here with you. So thank you. I think just the final message I would say is the private equity industry, it's still misunderstood.

Yeah, I guess I would just say, if there's a final message, well, first I want to say thank you again for letting us be here. What an honor to be here with you. So thank you. I think just the final message I would say is the private equity industry, it's still misunderstood.

Even going back to when Mitt Romney ran for president and how he was portrayed and vilified a little bit, the sector is still not very well understood by people. And I guess the message I would leave with you and your listeners is that isn't true. I mean, it's a group of very smart people. talented.

Even going back to when Mitt Romney ran for president and how he was portrayed and vilified a little bit, the sector is still not very well understood by people. And I guess the message I would leave with you and your listeners is that isn't true. I mean, it's a group of very smart people. talented.

And Eric and I were just with a former client of ours and he said, you know, one thing about your industry, people work really hard. He said, I really haven't. They're basically good people too. These are genuinely good people who want to build businesses, make companies better. And I think that's true. No industry is without its jerks.

And Eric and I were just with a former client of ours and he said, you know, one thing about your industry, people work really hard. He said, I really haven't. They're basically good people too. These are genuinely good people who want to build businesses, make companies better. And I think that's true. No industry is without its jerks.

There are a few, but there are most people want to create value in these companies and doing it by investing in people, investing in technology and making the business more valuable. And it can be a very fun journey and it can be a very lucrative journey. And I would, any of your listeners that are thinking about it, I would encourage them not to discount it.

There are a few, but there are most people want to create value in these companies and doing it by investing in people, investing in technology and making the business more valuable. And it can be a very fun journey and it can be a very lucrative journey. And I would, any of your listeners that are thinking about it, I would encourage them not to discount it.

It can be a really fun and lucrative journey.

It can be a really fun and lucrative journey.