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Why Most Infrastructure Platforms Fail to Scale

Strong market demand alone does not enable scale. Operational discipline does.

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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.

Business Management

Sponsor Relations

Unlocking Value-Add in Sponsor-Executive Partnerships

How sponsors can add value to their portfolio companies — and how executives can tap into their full potential

March 12, 2024 5 min read

Business Management

Team Leadership

X-Factor: People-Powered Value Creation in Private Equity

PE advisor Dan Cremons shares the three pillars of human-capital based value creation: hiring smarter, developing faster, and leading better

February 29, 2024 9 min read

Career Development

PE Landscape

Adapting Career Plans: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

How current economic trends are impacting executive compensation and career trajectories

February 21, 2024 5 min read

Business Management

Sponsor Relations

Enabling Pragmatism in Sponsor-Executive Partnerships

The pivotal role of pragmatism in PE-backed businesses and how to foster it for more successful sponsor-executive collaboration

February 20, 2024 4 min read

Career Development

Sponsor Relations

Using PE-CXO’s Nine Dimensions of Governance Fit® as a Diligence Tool

Finding a good fit with a prospective sponsor can be the hardest part of diligence. Our proprietary tool, the Nine Dimensions of Governance Fit®, is here to help you assess spon...

February 20, 2024 8 min read

Business Management

PE Landscape

X-Factor: Transformational Growth Mindset — The 6 Pillars of M&A Success

One CEO shares the Six Pillars of M&A Success: Strategy, Arbitrage, Synergy, White Space, New Product Development, and Future M&A Opportunities.

February 01, 2024 10 min read