AI is forcing private equity and venture capital firms to rethink traditional investment metrics. How investors are adapting ...

With key front-end software in place at most financial advisory firms, the time has come to seize opportunities in the back office. Docupace, which describes itself as the “connective tissue for back ...

Financier Worldwide (FW) discusses rethinking private equity value creation in 2023 with Corey Smith, Merrill Strobel Bohren, Kevin Cowherd, Dave Owen, and Ankur Sheth at Ankura Consulting Group, LLC.

Private equity investors acquire companies with the aim of enhancing the value of those companies and eventually selling them for a profit. This process encompasses strategic management, operational ...

When it comes to value creation, private equity firms are steering away from the old norm as dealmaking slows down from its 2021 peak. These firms are increasingly focused on working with operating ...

The valuation bridge is a key tool for understanding the value creation of a private equity fund. But despite its valuable insights, the bridge is often categorized as an “LP-only” tool and not widely ...

Defining strategic management has never been easy. I recently confronted this problem again while teaching two courses on strategic management this past summer. I have taught strategic management many ...

Leading German filtration company MANN+HUMMEL has adopted Celonis’ Execution Management System (EMS) in a bid to scale process standardization across the organization, extract value and help with its ...

A version of this article appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of strategy+business. In the blink of an eye, COVID-19 disrupted the business environment and illuminated a profound, sometimes overlooked ...