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The Changing AI Landscape: Guidance for Portfolio Company Operators  
The competitive advantage from AI will belong to organizations that align adoption with business outcomes.
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The Operational Reality of Private Equity-Backed M&A 
As add-on activity continues, executives are increasingly balancing integration complexity against core business performance.
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Why Commercial Leadership Turnover Persists in Portfolio Companies 
Average commercial leadership tenure is just 25 months. Find out what’s driving it and how executives can improve outcomes.
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How Private Equity Sponsors Evaluate Your Career Narrative
Executives seeking PE-backed roles are judged on more than experience. Sponsors want a clear narrative that demonstrates value creation potential.
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From Vision to Scale: 5 Key Considerations for Founder-Led to Founder-Influenced Transitions  
Lead your next founder-led acquisition to success under private equity ownership.
Business Management
Peer Perspectives
Rapidly Repairing a Disorganized Month-End Close
Too many accounting departments are purely reactive in the way they close the books.
September 14, 2021 7 min read
PE Landscape
PE During the Pandemic: Surprising Growth in 2H 2020
Private equity deals came back strong after the first phase of the pandemic passed.
September 14, 2021 3 min read
Business Management
Peer Perspectives
Creating Bandwidth and Saving Cost by Switching to a Virtual IT Department
The switch to a virtual IT team is quickly becoming best practice in the minds of many PE-backed CFOs.
September 14, 2021 4 min read
Business Management
Your Data Is a Hairball: How to Untangle It With an Integrated Process Strategy
To gain visibility into the business and leverage investments a CFO needs to manage application sprawl with a thoughtful integration strategy.
September 14, 2021 8 min read
PE Landscape
Team Leadership
Human Beta in the Private Equity Executive World
An executive’s “human beta” is the degree to which they are expected to do the unexpected.
September 14, 2021 6 min read
Business Management
Peer Perspectives
Executing a Lead-to-Cash Project at a Highly-Acquisitive Tech Platform
It was a necessary resetting of the base that set the foundation for strong revenue growth.
September 14, 2021 5 min read