Early conversations with private equity firms are delicate. You want to build interest. You want to demonstrate strength. You want to signal scale and potential. But you also want to protect leverage. After nearly three …
I’ve lost count of how many founders I’ve met who say some version of this: “We’ll figure it out when the time comes.” Or worse: “If someone makes the right offer, we’ll take it.” Hope …
When founders think about working with private equity investors, they usually focus on structure. Valuation.Board seats.Equity rollover.Earnouts. But there’s another variable that often determines whether the partnership thrives or deteriorates. Communication style. After nearly three …
The deal closes. You celebrate. You breathe. And then the real work begins. If you’ve sold to a private equity firm and stayed on, your world changes in one immediate way: reporting becomes institutional. That …
If you decide to partner with a private equity firm or growth equity investor, your relationship doesn’t end at closing. It begins. And the single most important variable in that relationship is transparency. I’ve seen …