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Deep Dive: How Digitalization is Fueling a New Era of Investment Opportunities

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Season 3, Episode 3

Deep Dive: How Digitalization is Fueling a New Era of Investment Opportunities

Evolving consumer behavior and increasing digitalization is fueling investment in mature technologies with infrastructure-like characteristics. Optimizing operations within companies is accelerating the effects felt by the broader industry and consumers alike. In this episode, Doug Bayerd, Managing Partner for Brookfield’s Private Equity Business and Head of Technology Investment, and Jingwen Liu, Senior Vice President of Business Operations at Brookfield, unpack what’s driving the digital investment renaissance.

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Doug Bayerd

Managing Partner, Private Equity

Doug Bayerd

Managing Partner, Private Equity

Doug Bayerd is a Managing Partner in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group. In this role, he is responsible for investment origination, analysis and execution in the technology and software sectors.

Prior to joining Brookfield in 2021, Mr. Bayerd was a Principal at Marlin Equity Partners where he led transactions in technology with an emphasis in enterprise software. Prior to Marlin, Mr. Bayerd worked at Golden Gate Capital, where he focused on software and business services sectors. He also worked in the special situations division of Oaktree Capital Management and began his career at Deutsche Bank, working on leveraged finance and financial sponsor mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Bayerd holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Jingwen Liu

Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Private Equity

Jingwen Liu

Senior Vice President of Business Operations, Private Equity

Jingwen Liu is a Senior Vice President in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group. In this role, she is responsible for operational and financial performance of Brookfield portfolio companies and due diligence for target companies.

Ms. Liu joined Brookfield in 2014, and held various positions across the organization including investment origination, valuation analysis and deal execution across various sectors.

Prior to joining Brookfield, she worked in investment banking, with a focus on M&A and restructurings. She is based in Toronto and holds an International Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University. 