How can leaders steer organisations and empower teams in a VUCA world?
Principal Consultant, Rianne Silvey, takes a closer look at what CEOs can do to be effective leaders in a VUCA environment. We’re living and leading in VUCA times. This isn’t…
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Getting culture and leadership right in mid-cap acquisitions
According to CMBOR, mid-market transactions now account for 25% of volume and 31.7% of value of all private equity (PE) deals, marking a significant surge in the last two to…
Building more than structures: Empowering women through inclusive leadership
In honour of International Women’s Day and Women in Construction Week, we took the time to refocus the conversation on fostering inclusive leadership with a lens on the construction sector….
Overcoming the c-suite echo chamber: Are you minding your strategic blind spots?
Whether it’s changing hybrid working policies, organisational restructuring or sector consolidation, there is always a list of priorities on the c-suite agenda. In our latest article Cise Kilic looks at…
How do you drive change post deal?
Whilst companies innocently enter the M&A process with the best intentions, they ultimately fall victim to common traps, due to divergent views of them and their investors. One of them…
Predicting the Scalability of Leadership in Private Equity
In this latest piece, Rianne Silvey shares insight into how you can accurately predict the value of your portco leadership, in leveraging independent assessments in human capital due diligence. Leadership dynamics…
The Changing Landscape of Private Equity: The Role of Leadership Development in Value Creation
In the PE world the traditional focus on financial engineering and rapid value creation has given way to a more nuanced approach. PE firms are relying less on eventual buyers…
How do you set up your portco CFO for success?
Chief Financial Officers of Private Equity (PE) backed companies must be fast on their feet, manage aggressive growth and be confident to make quick decisions. But are they ready for…
Do you really need a strategic CEO?
A 2023 report by AlixPartners suggests leadership effectiveness is the top priority of 70% of Private Equity executives to create value, whilst in their portfolio companies, just 52% of leadership…
How do we stop you backing the wrong business?
It is perhaps fair to acknowledge that for the last 2 or 3 years, typical indicators and models relied upon to value businesses have taken a back seat. Given relentless…