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What is an outsourced operating partner?
An outsourced operating partner is a senior operator, external to the private equity fund, who works for it a few days a month to create value in its portfolio companies: helping…
In-house operating partner, outsourced, or consulting firm: which one?
The three do not answer the same question. The in-house operating partner makes sense when the portfolio is large enough to keep someone busy full time and the fund wants a…
What is a value creation plan?
A value creation plan is the document that turns an investment thesis into a list of quantified initiatives, each with an owner, milestones and an indicator. It is built after the…
What does artificial intelligence change in private equity value creation?
AI does not change what a fund is looking for — EBITDA growth — but it changes who can go and get it, and at what cost. It absorbs the analytical work that used to occupy whole…
ESG due diligence on small and mid-cap deals: what should you check in 2026?
ESG due diligence on a small or mid-cap target is no longer about checking whether it will fall under the CSRD: the Omnibus package raised the thresholds to 1,000 employees and…
How do you choose an AI provider when you run a mid-sized company?
The market bundles under one word trades that have nothing in common: agencies doing communications, integrators deploying off-the-shelf tools, vendors selling a licence,…
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