Joan Llanso is an accomplished finance professional currently serving as an Investment Director at Portobello Capital, a leading independent Mid-Market Private Equity firm based in Spain.

Before joining Portobello Capital, Joan worked as an Investment Professional at Permira for three years and spent three years in McKinsey & Co.'s Corporate Finance & Restructuring group.

With more than 10 years of experience in finance, Joan has established himself as an expert in  Strategy Consulting and Finance. He has relevant experience on both largecap (Permira) in the Healthcare and Consumer sectors and midcap, with 8 buyout transactions closed to date.

He's been a finance coach for the past 5 years, having helped 100+ candidates break into PE & IBD.

Joan holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School, Master in Finance from HEC Paris and Civil Engineer from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

The moderator is our very own Rohit Malrani, Co-Founder of OfficeHours and formerly SourceScrub and Battery Ventures.

This episode covers topics such as:

• Day in the life
• How was the transition from Strategy (McKinsey) to Finance (Permira)
• The role of private equity in the European market: current state of the European private equity market, the challenges and opportunities facing the industry, and the outlook for the future
• What motivated him to do coaching, and what platforms has he worked with so far
• Advice for anyone looking to break into private equity and investment banking — what skills and experiences are most valuable, and how to stand out in a competitive job market

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