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Vlad Barbalat

ROLE CIOAT LIBERTY MUTUALMENTIONS 2LAST SEEN JUNE 23, 2026
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mention·Invest like the best·JUNE 23, 2026

We are about $120 billion in capital. And what's interesting about our platform is that it allows us an incredibly unique way of behaving as investors, which is to say we are focused not on any form of third-party capital.

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hire·Invest like the best·JUNE 23, 2026

We operate much more like a GP in that way and frankly look to hire people that come from GPs or operators rather than just a traditional LP background.

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Vlad Barbalat · CIO at Liberty Mutual — 2 mentions on Teahose