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Ever wonder how Uber (valued at roughly $50 billion!) and other private companies rapidly scale its business operation without ever going public and listing on the stock market?  In this episode you’ll learn how private equity enables companies to exponentially scale their businesses and tap new markets.  Simon Feiglin is a Managing Partner and Fund Manager at The Riverside Company. The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on making control and non-control investments in growing businesses valued at up to $400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 490 transactions and the firm's international portfolio includes more than 80 companies.  “If you have good management and a little bit of risk appetite, you'll be successful” - Simon Feiglin  “If you want to scale, you’re gonna need other people in the business so you need to make sure you got the right foundation to support that” - Simon Feiglin  Today on the  Finance Hour Podcast:  What is Private Equity