Value Creation

PEI's Operating Partners Compensation Survey covers topics including team make-up, incentive packages, portfolio company engagement and more.

A choppy exit market has meant working together more closely to realise value.

We run through the key ways in which the industry is seeking operational excellence in an increasingly complex market environment.

Managers are creating playbooks to support their portfolio companies as ESG rule-makers ramp up scrutiny.

A tough exit environment is triggering C-suite succession planning challenges for operating partners.

Some of the world’s biggest private equity firms are taking employee engagement and talent management to the next level with broad-based equity ownership programmes.

A muted IPO market and weakened LP appetite have prompted China’s GPs to enter reset mode.

Artificial intelligence may not be revolutionising value creation initiatives at PE firms just yet, but managers are preparing for that day with data management projects to ensure their systems are secure.

Ensuring that a PE firm’s operating teams have a diverse make-up is important in building relationships with management teams, says PER’s Gail McManus.