By Courtney McQuade
The 13th Private Equity New York Forum gathered more than 1,000 senior professionals from across the private markets spectrum. From scaling firms to navigating GP-leds, and the accelerating rise of private credit, the conversations were sharp, timely—and captured from the sidelines.
Held in New York City, this year’s forum delivered clarity during one of the most complex periods the industry has faced in over a decade.
General partners, limited partners, operating executives, family offices, and institutional allocators came together for a full day of content centered on value creation, risk, secondaries, AI, and human capital strategy.
From the sidelines, we spoke with leaders across private equity, private credit, and infrastructure to learn how they’re approaching opportunities and challenges in today’s evolving landscape.
🎥 Watch the video interviews below:
• “Consumer products land is really struggling right now.” – Dave Schnadig, Co-President of Cortec Group
• “Latin America is gaining momentum as global trade policies shift – and investors are taking notice.” – Ricardo Scavazza, CEO of Latin America PE, Patria Investments
• “Meeting the AI and data center boom is one of the biggest economic opportunities for the U.S.—but only if we have the power to support it.” – Tyler Reeder, President & Managing Partner, ECP (Energy Capital Partners)
• “There’s a lot of bullshit in ESG because it focuses on the wrong things.” – Reynir Indahl, Founding and Managing Partner of Summa Equity
• “Growth equity is one of the best segments of private equity to be in today.” – Brad Bernstein, Managing Partner, FTV Capital
• “They’re making more older people every day—and that’s a tailwind you can’t ignore.” – Simon Bachleda, Founding & Managing Partner, Revelstoke Capital Partners
• “We focus on the weird and wonderful—idiosyncratic risk, structured return profiles, and themes others overlook.” – Pam Chan, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Mosaic at Lingotto
• “Psychological safety is key to high performance — and the future of private equity depends on it.” – Megan Chandler, Director and Head of Global Talent Management, The Riverside Company
• “When you have conviction and a value creation plan, there’s always room to invest.” – Adam Weinstein, Managing Director, COO & CFO, New Mountain Capital
• “If you want to be in the top quartile, you need exposure to fund one managers—36% of them land there.” – Sheryl Mejia, Managing Partner, Steward Asset Management
• As firms compete for alpha, her message is clear: you can’t separate people from performance. – Ellen Walpert, Chief Performance Officer, THL Partners• “Access, selection, and diversification—that’s the co-investment story.” – Patrick Kocsi, Senior Managing Director and Head of Co-Investments, Ardian
• “You now have four days to report a breach—but it could take 21 days just to detect it. That’s a compliance crisis waiting to happen.” – Sherwyn Williams, Head of Information Technology & Cybersecurity, Siris Capital Group
• “Some of the most attractive returns we’ve generated have been in the most mundane industries.” – Tyler Jayroe, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Private Equity, J.P. Morgan
• “Private credit has become an asset class—it’s here to stay.” – Christine Pope, Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
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