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Mike Mauzé - Escape Velocity for CPG Brands at VMG Partners (First Meeting, EP.16) Mar 2, 2020 · 22 mentions

• ▶ 4:11 Ted Seides My guest on today's first meeting is Mike Mosay, the general partner at VMG Partners, which is one of those little-known closed-capacity private equity firms that a small number of top institutions have loyally invested with since its… 6 times in the scene
• ▶ 13:07 Mike Mauze Bob Schulte, who was kind of in charge of a lot of the portfolio on the food company, decided to join, and we decided to form VMG Partners as a group. 2 times in the scene
• ▶ 14:52 Mike Mauze When we formed VMG, we had that general tent of this is where the consumer was moving to, and we thought it could be attractive place to invest.
• ▶ 16:38 Mike Mauze One of the things when we set up VMG, we thought the industry was really changing in private equity. 4 times in the scene
• ▶ 19:53 Mike Mauze These entrepreneurs are really looking forward, and I think they're discovering these new niches in these very large categories that can be large over time and are looking for support from a firm like VMG to help them grow.
• ▶ 23:40 Mike Mauze And I think as they understand the different niches that they're following, I think they understand that they can learn from the other entrepreneurs that are part of the portfolio and that we at VMG, to be the best partner we can, can…
• ▶ 26:41 Mike Mauze We have a very strong talent team at VMG, and they work with any specific deal team.
• ▶ 37:49 Mike Mauze And then as they get to a size where they're going to need capital to build their business, we hope they'll consider VMG.
• ▶ 38:51 Mike Mauze We've been so fortunate to have a group that we could kind of talk to, bounce ideas off of, because our team, when we formed VMG, we had really very little experience in private equity and running a private equity firm, and we really… 3 times in the scene
• ▶ 46:31 Mike Mauze I think it's incumbent on us to make sure that we're positioning VMG with
• ▶ 50:42 Mike Mauze And I think a little bit what we do at VMG is a little bit what my mom was doing at PBS.