For private equity portfolio companies, radical strategic clarity only adds value when it is woven into how the organization actually operates. The leap from vision to results is all about translating strategy into the building blocks of the operating model – so your people and your processes directly contribute to...
Passing the Torch: Private Equity Firms Need Succession Plans Too
The fact that so many private equity firms are still founder-led underscores just how young PE is as an industry. But this also means that a challenge common to their portfolio companies must now be faced by firms themselves – founder succession. Unlike established industries with deep-rooted leadership transition norms,...
Add-Ons and Tuck-Ins: When Do You Invest in Integration?
Expansion through mergers and acquisitions is the most time-efficient way for Private Equity firms to grow companies and increase shareholder value. While organic top-line growth and margin expansion are common levers to drive value creation, they can often take time to implement and realize benefits. With the clock ticking to...


