Interview with Dr. Thomas Costa of Coventya

Interview with Dr. Thomas Costa of Coventya

In the new episode of the alpha Talks Podcast, Enno Krey speaks to Dr. Thomas Costa, former CEO of Coventya (acquired by MacDermid Enthone in 2021), a leading international specialty chemicals company. Thomas has successfully led Coventya through 20 years of PE ownership before it was acquired by Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) this year.

Thomas speaks about his journey and the lessons learnt as a successful Private Equity CEO.

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alpha Talks is the podcast dedicated to Private Equity value growth. Enno speaks to experienced buyout CEOs, operating partners, deal makers and advisors about their experience and lessons-learned in the industry.

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