Top of the Ops: Tick Tick Boom!

In the first episode of Top of the Ops in 2025, The Drawdown’s editorial gang discusses the importance of operational due diligence and how it is weighed differently depending on whether a firm is an emerging or established manager.Following on from our recent cover story ‘ODDenheimer’, we speak to Peter Haskopoulos, founder and managing director of Petra Funds Group, who regularly works with emerging managers. We discuss the particularities of ODD for emerging managers and what they can do to prepare.

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For over 20 years, Real Deals have been the independent voice of European private equity providing essential market intelligence, deal information, and insight to Europe's leading GPs, their advisers, & LPs. The Drawdown provides vital insight and analysis for operational professionals in private equity and venture capital. Our mission is to empower & celebrate operational professionals who ensure funds are managed in a robust and compliant manner, lead on in-house technology strategies, regulations & compliance, ESG, & other vital functions that ensure the well-being of the industry.