Cohere Capital Mike Alberts

Mike Alberts is the principal responsible for business development at Cohere Capital, a Boston-based PE firm devoted to growth-oriented tech and service businesses. Mike has become well known as a literal “road warrior,” using his passion for endurance sports to connect with other deal professionals around the country. Discussion begins with Mike’s childhood in the sports Sahara of Tampa, Florida, then college at SMU. After early career stops in investment banking and private equity, Mike spent a couple of years getting operational experience at a specialty pharma services firm. Lively exploration of how all of this translates into deal sourcing and assessment at Cohere. The hosts compare notes on their own experience in Iron Man competitions 🙄