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Exit Readiness in 2025: Standing Out in a Crowded Market

January 9, 2025 Private Equity

To stand out in what is likely to be a crowded exit market, PE firms and their portfolio company management teams should focus on generating near-term, profitable organic growth. There are several actions that a company can take to help…

Go Slow to Go Fast: Purpose-driven Value Capture Planning

August 16, 2024 Private Equity

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln Private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies typically undertake value capture planning after a deal…

Profits Through Purpose: Nothing More Powerful than Purpose

September 28, 2023 Private Equity

Driving home one day I was struck by a U.S. Army billboard advertisement with the words “Nothing More Powerful than Purpose.” The message was directed at individuals but can be extended to business because businesses don’t exist without people –…

Exit Readiness: How Private Equity firms can help position their portfolio companies for success in 2023

January 25, 2023 Private Equity

As we start 2023, the economic outlook is cloudy with much talk of a recession. While this story unfolds, it is likely to put downward pressure on the volume of portfolio company exits, at least into the first half of…