Saleh Panahi – Managing Director Blackstone (#PE18)

In this episode of the MIC Podcast, we speak with Saleh
Panahi, Managing Director at Blackstone in London.





For more than 13 years, he has been part of the
firm’s Private Equity Group, where he focuses on investments
in the energy transition and industrial sectors. In our
conversation, he shares insights into his journey from
the University of Mannheim to Lazard and
ultimately Blackstone, discusses the establishment of the
Frankfurt office, and explains how value creation is
defined at one of the world’s largest investment firms.





We talk about investment strategies in times of high
interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty, the role
of technology and AI in the industrial sector, and the
connection between economic performance and social
responsibility.





A conversation about leadership, long-term thinking, and the
question of what success in private equity truly means.