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Sample Due Diligence Checklist: Are You Data Room Ready?
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Adapting Career Plans: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
How current economic trends are impacting executive compensation and career trajectories
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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 sponsors when searching for your next PE-backed executive role.
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The 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.
Career Development
Team Leadership
How to Become a First-Time Private Equity-Backed CFO
Your background can get you in the door, and all capable candidates have a fighting shot.
April 01, 2021 6 min read
Career Development
How to Negotiate a Private Equity-Backed Executive Compensation Plan
Much of the lucrative potential of a PE-backed executive career lies in equity.
February 01, 2021 7 min read
PE Landscape
Team Leadership
Private Equity Hiring in the Pandemic
Top-tier executives continue to enter new deals.
February 01, 2021 3 min read
Career Development
Sponsor Relations
How to Diligence a Private Equity-Backed CFO Opportunity
Many otherwise capable CFOs have experienced career derailment after failing to uncover fatal organizational flaws during the diligence process.
February 01, 2021 5 min read
Business Management
Team Leadership
Optimize Accounts Receivable
Reviewing receivables solely on a monthly or quarterly basis is a recipe for disaster in a sponsor-backed environment.
February 01, 2021 5 min read
Career Development
Team Leadership
Build a Transformative Relationship With the CEO
Attempting to act as a strategic advisor or broader change agent before stabilizing core finance functions is a losing proposition.
February 01, 2021 5 min read