Capitalism, as Peter Drucker remarked in 1954, is in the first instance about creating value for customers. The significance of his dictum becomes ever more important in the fast-changing ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Value creation is the name of the game, as many private equity firms strive to get the most out of their existing portfolio companies in the current deal downturn. For insights on the trend, PE Hub ...

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 ...

Daimler and Chrysler, Microsoft and Nokia, and Google and Motorola are all examples of big names that thought they’d be stronger together. Instead, the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving these ...