When founders ask me what private equity firms care about most, they usually expect a short answer. Revenue.Growth.EBITDA. Those matter. But private equity evaluation is more layered than a few headline numbers. PE firms aren’t …
If you want to understand private equity, you have to understand leverage. Debt is not a side detail in private equity transactions. It is central to the model. It’s the mechanism that turns solid returns …
The wire hits. The deal closes. Congratulations are exchanged. And then the real work begins. One of the biggest misconceptions founders have about private equity transactions is that closing the deal marks the end of …
When a private equity firm acquires a business, it’s not buying a static asset. It’s initiating a cycle. Private equity ownership is rarely permanent. It is structured, intentional, and time-bound. From day one, there is …