For me, one of the highlights of being in the private equity world is that you need to learn a lot and very quickly about different businesses. So it's always a continuing learning experience where you can apply what you know, of course, by way of judgment and by way of numerical analysis. You're always investing in new businesses, which is a learning experience in itself. I think that is a wonderful thing and I think it makes for intellectual challenge and for continued personal growth. That, for me, is the highlight of this job.
Nobody in my generation ever started out in private equity. We got there by accident. There was no private equity business - actually, the word didn'… - David Bonderman
Nobody in my generation ever started out in private equity. We got there by accident. There was no private equity business - actually, the word didn'…
- David Bonderman
Generally speaking, you like to dance with the girl that brung you, and if you can't sometimes you have to shoot her. - David Bonderman
Generally speaking, you like to dance with the girl that brung you, and if you can't sometimes you have to shoot her.
For me, one of the highlights of being in the private equity world is that you need to learn a lot and very quickly about different businesses. So it… - David Bonderman
For me, one of the highlights of being in the private equity world is that you need to learn a lot and very quickly about different businesses. So it…
Prices are always lower when the troops are in the street. - David Bonderman
Prices are always lower when the troops are in the street.
Some of the very best private equity people, in my experience, are people who start out as stock pickers - people who really understood value, how to… - David Bonderman
Some of the very best private equity people, in my experience, are people who start out as stock pickers - people who really understood value, how to…
I think that what we leave behind us is extremely important. I therefore spend a fair amount of time on the charitable front, and someday I hope to s… - David Bonderman
I think that what we leave behind us is extremely important. I therefore spend a fair amount of time on the charitable front, and someday I hope to s…
Every deal is a regulated deal. Regulators will tell you how to take your money home. - David Bonderman
Every deal is a regulated deal. Regulators will tell you how to take your money home.
Private equity capital in each of those markets Europe and Asia - while those markets have very different characteristics - fills a niche where eithe… - David Bonderman
Private equity capital in each of those markets Europe and Asia - while those markets have very different characteristics - fills a niche where eithe…
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business. - David Bonderman
A good default, like Portugal or Greece, would be very good for the private equity business.
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