Welcome back to the Quo Vadis podcast series dedicated to one-to-one interviews with the 34 speakers who took the stage at the AdTech Economic Forum on April 24, 2024.
In this pod series, we get to know what our esteemed speakers are up to touching on their career journies and hearing their unique perspectives across the many facets shaping the adtech scene.
In this episode, we go in-depth with Eric Franchi, general partner at Aperiam.
Funniest Quote of the Pod: “…you know, we've talked about Brian [O’Kelley] maybe a little bit too much on this pod, deservedly so, you know.”
Here’s another prime snippet from the interview:
Tom: “So about M &A… you have LPs [limited partner investors in your fund] and there's gotta be an exit at some point to return the fund, get your carry, everyone's happy. It seems like M&A is back on track. It seems like 2000. You are seeing the same signals in some of your portfolio companies… there are a lot more folks sniffing around.”
Eric: “Yeah, I'll give you stats. We've had five exits this year in 2024. So that's, I think that's five more than last year.”
Make that six. We recorded the session on Nov 15. Experian’s acquisition announcement of Audigent was on Dec 4.
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Enjoy!
AdTech Economic Forum NYC 2025 will take place on March 19, 2025, at the fabulous New York Times Center. Our annual NYC forum is the “Davos of AdTech. If you’re interested or invested in adtech, it’s the best place to soak in unique content, connections, conversation, and collaboration.
If you’re a green shoot adtech company or adtech investor, then check out the AdTech Economic Forum London 2025 on February 6, 2025. It’s a pitch event with a twist.
Past Interviews in our AdTech Economic Forum Series
#93: ATEF Podcast Episode #1 with Brian Wieser
#95: ATEF Podcast Episode #2 with Brian O'Kelley
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