Private Equity
What Is a Portfolio Company?
A business owned by a fund rather than a founder or a corporate parent. Who actually owns a portfolio company, how it differs from a subsidiary, and what changes on the day the deal closes.
Topic
Value Creation
3 articles tagged “Value Creation”.
Private Equity
What Is a Value Creation Plan in Private Equity?
The document that bridges the price a fund paid to the value it plans to sell at. What goes in a value creation plan, who owns it, when it gets written, and the ways they quietly fail.
Private Equity
What Is an Operating Partner in Private Equity?
The operator the fund sends to make the deal perform. What operating partners actually do, how they differ from deal partners, how they get paid, and what it means for a portfolio company when one shows up.