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The Spin-out Process

Season 1, Ep. 3

You’re listening to 'Emergent' - backed by Gen II. We aim to provide a community and platform to support, inform and connect the next generation of fund managers.


Our host Alex Di Santo, Group Head of Private Equity at Gen II is joined by Giles Johnstone-Scott, Head of Jersey Operations at Medicxi. In today’s episode, we discuss the spin-out process for emerging managers and the associated challenges Medicxi experienced.


Our community focuses on supporting private capital executives raising a first or second institutional fund, spinning out, diversifying away from their core strategy or whose businesses are minority- or female-owned.


Being a part of Emergent gives you access to experts, peers and senior executives to help you build your profile. To join Emergent or find more episodes of our podcast go to our website, emergentinsight.org


For more information on how Gen II supports ‘first-time’ managers and emerging managers with operational excellence, to ensure they are in the best possible position to meet challenges head on visit our website gen2fund.com

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