Get Opto’s best content every day, by subscribing to our FREE Newsletter: www.cmcmarkets.com/en/opto/newsletterThis week we have John Barber on the show, Managing Partner at Cohesive Capital. Cohesive is a private equity co-investment firm that is exclusively focused on making direct investments alongside high-quality sponsors that are leading the transactions.John has been in private equity for over 30 years so it’s safe to say he’s quite the expert. Prior to Cohesive, he co-founded City Private Equity where he managed approximately $13 Billion of capital and a team of 50 in New York and London. This interview is a little different to normal as we’re discussing the private as opposed to public markets. Private markets still have the same goal of delivering a decent return on capital and John’s decades of experience investing in companies is eye-opening. We dig into what makes a good company including the importance of a company's moat, what makes a good management team, and how to use incentives to drive value. We also discuss the fundamentals of private equity such as the stages of investment and how the industry has evolved over the years. Finally, we go into detail on what ingredients make someone a high achiever including highlighting some of John’s traits what he believes have contributed to his ongoing success. EnjoyThanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter------------------Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. CMC Markets is an execution-only service provider. The material (whether or not it states any opinions) is for general information purposes only and does not take into account your personal circumstances or objectives. Nothing in this material is (or should be considered to be) financial, investment, or other advice on which reliance should be placed. No opinion given in the material constitutes a recommendation by CMC Markets or the author that any particular investment, security, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any specific person.The material has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research. Although we are not specifically prevented from dealing before providing this material, we do not seek to take advantage of the material prior to its dissemination.CMC Markets does not endorse or offer opinions on the trading strategies used by the author. Their trading strategies do not guarantee any return and CMC Markets shall not be held responsible for any loss that you may incur, either directly or indirectly, arising from any investment based on any information contained herein for any loss that you may incur, either directly or indirectly, arising from any investment based on any information contained herein.