The 35% Turnover Problem PE Diligence Doesn't Catch
Your QofE confirmed the EBITDA. It didn't confirm who creates it. Here's why 35% turnover post-close keeps blindsiding PE-backed deals.
Your QofE confirmed the EBITDA. It didn't confirm who creates it. Here's why 35% turnover post-close keeps blindsiding PE-backed deals.
Your employees are wondering if they'll still have a job. Trust doesn't transfer with the purchase agreement. Here's how acquirers actually earn it.
You acquire 6 companies. Each runs a different platform for the same function. Here's the 0/30/90 framework that stops integration from dragging on forever.
The acquisition mistakes that hurt most aren't in the spreadsheet. They're in priorities, pacing, and psychology — and operators keep making the same five.
Most PE operators fly blind on KPIs for months post-close. A 4-step framework to build operational visibility when nobody's handing you the data.
PE firms run financial, commercial, legal, and tax diligence on every deal. The one they skip — operational — predicts post-close success.
Most CEO turnover after PE acquisition isn't about failure. It's about fit. Here's what separates the operators who make it.
Founder-led companies run on intuition. After acquisition, that becomes a liability. Here's how to build systems that outlast individuals.
Everyone's racing to adopt AI. But without clean, organized data, it's just expensive guessing. Here's what PE professionals are seeing.
You run a PE fund with eight portfolio companies. Each month, you get eight different formats, eight different definitions of 'revenue,' and eight headaches. Here's why this keeps happening—and what actually works.
Financial due diligence tells you what a business earned. It can't tell you if it can keep earning it. Here's how to get operational ground truth before the numbers lie to you.
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