Les Brun, co-founder of Ariel Alternatives, shares his vision for "Project Black," the firm's initiative to invest in middle-market companies to scale the number of minority-owned businesses. InvestmentNews' own Emile Hallez joins to discuss HSAs, their potential benefits for clients and how advisers can work with them.
Interview with Les Brun — 1:00-20:45
Interview with Emile Hallez — 20:55-32:30
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Guest Bio: Les Brun is chairman and CEO of Sarr Group. Previously, he was a managing director and head of investor relations at CCMP Capital Advisors. Les also founded Hamilton Lane, the world’s leading private equity advisory and management firm. He is currently chairman of Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. and CDK Global Inc., and lead director of Merck & Co. Inc. He serves on the Board of Corning Inc. and NXT Capital, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Formerly, he was chair of Automatic Data Processing Inc. and chair and board member of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
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