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The 73% Problem: Why CEO Succession Is Private Equity’s Most Predictable Challenge and Its Most Poorly Managed

73% of PE-backed CEOs are replaced during the hold period. Why leadership succession remains private…
May 6, 20266 min
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The CRO Moment: Why European PE Is Replacing CFO Searches with Revenue Leaders

European private equity is shifting from CFO to CRO. Discover why revenue leadership has become…
April 29, 20266 min
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Private Equity Hold Period Leadership: Why the Team That Got You In Won’t Get You Out

The average European PE hold period is now 6.1 years. The leadership strategy governing most…
April 22, 20266 min
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Leadership Strategy in PE-Backed Businesses: What Sponsors Actually Need

Leadership in a private equity-backed business is one of the most consequential — and most…
April 15, 20267 min
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Budgeting in Fast-Growing PE-Backed Businesses: What Good Looks Like

Budgeting in a fast-growing private equity-backed business is not the same exercise it is in…
April 15, 20267 min
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The AI Operating Partner: Private Equity’s Most Important New Hire Has No Job Description Yet

The AI Operating Partner is emerging as private equity’s most consequential new hire. Here is…
April 15, 20267 min
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Buy and Build in Europe: Why Execution Is a Leadership Problem

Buy and build remains Europe's dominant PE value creation strategy. The difference between programmes that…
April 14, 20268 min
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The Operator CFO: Private Equity’s Most Consequential Hire Has Changed – Have Your Search Criteria?

The private equity CFO search brief that worked in 2020 is the wrong brief to…
April 7, 20267 min
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The Chief AI Officer Gap: Why European PE Is About to Get Caught Short

As AI adoption accelerates across European business, fewer than 15% of PE-backed companies have a…
April 2, 202617 min
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Post-Acquisition Executive Search: Building the Right Leadership Team

The weeks after deal close are the most critical - and the most overlooked -…
March 31, 20266 min
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Talent Due Diligence: Why People Are Your Biggest Deal Risk

Most PE investors scrutinise financials and market position during due diligence. Fewer apply the same…
March 31, 20266 min
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How to Hire a CEO for a PE-Backed Business

The CEO appointment is the most consequential hiring decision a PE sponsor makes. We set…
March 31, 20267 min