PrivateEquityCXO

Great insights for #PrivateEquity-backed CFOs looking to get a head start on their budgeting process! The CFO role is often the most challenging within a PE-backed company. As you're thinking about #budgeting, ensure: 🤝 You're aligned with your CEO on priorities. CEO-CFO misalignment erodes value. 💼 The CEO understands your reporting relationship with the board. A difference in perceptions can create unnecessary dysfunction. 🚀 You're empowered to focus on the right blend of leadership and strategic activities while maintaining operational tasks that boost #ValueCreation. #FinanceLeadership #CFO #CEO

Want to make the leap from public to private equity-backed company leadership? Tune into the latest episode of the X-Factor podcast, where host Rob Huxtable sits down with Christian Leard, CEO at Perennials and Sutherland LLC, who shares his journey from a large company executive to his first PE-backed role as CEO of a mid-market company. Gain insights on: 🧭 Navigating the transition from a large public business to smaller company leadership. Know the financial and leadership trade-offs of moving to the middle market! 💡 What makes the #PrivateEquity-backed environment unique, and how to shift your focus toward rapid, exit-oriented growth 🚀 Best practices for working with executive recruiters and acing the interview process ⚖️ How to assess key factors that determine whether a role is right for you, including sponsor compatibility, asset quality, and alignment with personal skills. Listen to the full episode for all this and more!  🎙️ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eFkBAYBu 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eTka_WTe 🎤 Amazon Music: https://lnkd.in/ezc3n547 Watch the clip below for a preview of these insights! #Leadership #ExecutiveInsights #CareerDevelopment #InterviewTips

We want to know: Is your sponsor providing enough sales and marketing support? Share your portfolio company’s growth challenges and obstacles — your insights will help shape how #PrivateEquity firms support sales and marketing operations, helping executives like you drive better returns and reach exit alongside their sponsors. 📈 The data from our ANONYMOUS surveys is shared with deal, operating and talent leaders at more than 1,000 funds who want to know what they can do to adapt and improve. Make your voice heard! 🚀 Thanks for helping us help you - take the survey here! https://lnkd.in/eXU9f8Dy #SalesAndMarketing #GTMStrategy

In the high-stakes private equity world, success hinges on having the right talent in the right roles. From my experience conducting our most recent CHRO searches, it's clear that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) becomes indispensable. The CHRO ensures that the organization is equipped with top-tier talent and drives strategic initiatives that align human capital with business goals. Businesses rely heavily on their CHRO to attract, develop, and retain top talent. The CHRO's role is a testament to the critical importance of human capital in driving value creation. 🔸 Technical Expertise: CHROs are knowledgeable about all technical aspects of HR and have experience at various levels of HR. 🔸 Strategic Advisor: They serve as advisors and support to the C-suite, providing strategic insights. They excel in relationship and trust building, gaining credibility with senior leaders. 🔸 Aligning Resources: CHROs use HR to properly align staff and resources, ensuring everyone moves towards common business goals. 🔸 Hands-On Leadership: CHROs are not strangers to bad news and can diplomatically challenge others' ideas to drive better outcomes. Understanding the balance between business and employees, they are hands-on leaders. In essence, the success of private equity investments is deeply intertwined with the expertise and leadership of CHROs, making them pivotal figures in the quest for excellence and sustained growth. #privateequity #humanresources #CHRO #valuecreation #executivesearch

Exactly, Dan Cremons — and in an increasingly complex deal landscape, it’s more important than ever that #PrivateEquity firms maintain a competitive edge. One way to do that is to build strong alignment between sponsors and their portfolio company executives. This includes: 🤝 Ensuring executives align with the firm’s governance style to guide portfolio companies effectively, minimizing mis-hires and turnover that undermine #ValueCreation 🔍 Maintaining a transparent approach when collaborating with executives, balancing guidance with empowering management teams to leverage their expertise to drive returns.  👂 Listening to executive teams to optimize operational resources and maximize growth potential True alignment empowers PE firms to unlock the full value creation potential of the executives that drive their investments and partner with #management in a way that unlocks more deal upside. #InvestmentStrategy #PE #ExecutiveTalent

🚀 Friday job posting! 🚀 Looking for your next #PrivateEquity-backed operational leadership role? A PE-backed fire and life safety services business is seeking their next Chief Operating Officer to drive profitability and lead the company’s scale through both organic and inorganic growth ahead of an exit planned for the next 12-18 months. Alongside a sponsor ready to invest in growth, you’ll drive transformation through: 🔹 Integrating and rebranding previously made acquisitions  🔹 Driving growth across the platform through enhanced customer relationships  🔹 Supporting additional buy-side investment that will provide scale, product, cross-sell, and multiple arbitrage opportunities Ideal candidate profiles include: ✔️ Prior experience as the top operational leader of a $50mm-$250mm multi-site services company OR number two operational leader within a larger enterprise responsible for $100mm-$500mm in revenue ✔️ Operationally focused leadership background with strong career trajectory  ✔️ 15-35+ years of progressive career success  ✔️ M&A integration experience highly preferred 📝 Learn more and apply online today: https://lnkd.in/e53SgEnZ #COO #ChiefOperatingOfficer #Leadership #CareerOpportunity #ExecutiveSearch #JobOpportunity

💡 PE-backed executives: Take 7-8 minutes to help us shape how sponsors partner with you to help you create returns and reach a successful exit. You know that sponsors are half of the equation when it comes to achieving #ValueCreation in portfolio companies. Now’s your chance to tell us how they can do it better in our Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives annual survey: https://lnkd.in/eynhch_k By contributing your ANONYMOUS insights, you’ll: 🔹 Contribute insights that help sponsors understand what executives really need to operate at their best 🔹 Influence next year’s list recognizing funds who truly partner with management — and what that partnership really means  🔹 Improve the long-term future of how management and sponsors can reach critical alignment that’s in everyone’s best interests  🏷️ And, you’ll receive a 15% discount code for any product or service from our career-boosting PE-CXO store! Your input is invaluable to shaping the future of sponsor-executive partnerships. Take the survey HERE: https://lnkd.in/eynhch_k   #PrivateEquity #Leadership #ROI #Top50

Great insights, Andrea Petrone! Meeting Challenge 2 - mobilizing teams toward action - is particularly critical for #PrivateEquity-backed executives, who need to produce fast-paced results in an increasingly competitive environment. Developing strong employees and getting their buy-in on a common, aligned goal is key when striving to achieve maximum returns at exit. #Leadership #ExecutiveDevelopment 

The heat dome wasn't the only thing that was hot this past week. Mid-market deal-making was en fuego. 10 MM PE deals from the past week. ⤵️ ➡️ Clearhaven Partners acquired Zixi, a software-defined video platform that delivers broadcast-quality video over any IP network. ➡️ Sellers Dorsey, a PA-based healthcare consultancy owned by Consonance Capital Partners, acquired HealthDataViz, a consulting and data analytics provider. ➡️ TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. acquired LiftWerx, a Canadian provider of operations and maintenance services to the onshore wind industry. ➡️ TTDS Thermal Technology Distribution Solutions, an industrial temperature management platform owned by Gryphon Investors, acquired Thermal Devices, an MD-based distributor of industrial electric heaters, controls, and thermocouples. ➡️ Blue Sage Capital-backed Impact Property Solutions acquired OneSource Flooring & Interiors, a GA-based provider of flooring products and installation services. ➡️ Great Day Improvements, LLC, an OH-based portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co., acquired ELM Home & Building Solutions, a provider of gutter and roofing products. ➡️ Transtar Industries, a port-co of Blue Point Capital Partners, acquired PPI Automotive, a wholesale distributor of automotive parts. ➡️ Truelink Capital has agreed to acquire Air Distribution Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of air management and filtration solutions solutions. ➡️ H.I.G. Capital acquired Health-E Commerce, an e-tailer of FSA and HSA-eligible products and services. ➡️ Riverpoint Medical, an OR-based portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, acquired CP Medical, Inc., a developer of surgical devices and wound closure products. #PrivateEquity #MergersandAcquisitions #Acquisitions #PE #Acquisitions