Lessons from Pivate Equity Any Company Can Use

Private equity firms are snapping up brand-name companies and assembling portfolios that make them immense global conglomerates. They're often able to maximize investor value far more successfully than traditional public companies.How do PE firms become such powerhouses? Learn how, in Private Equity Lessons You Cannot Afford to Ignore. Bain chairman Orit Gadiesh and partner Hugh MacArthur use the concise, actionable format of a memo to lay out the five disciplines that PE firms use to attain their edge: Invest with a thesis using a specific, appropriate 3-5-year goal Create a blueprint for change--a road map for initiatives that will generate the most value for your company within that time frame Measure only what matters--such as cash, key market intelligence, and critical operating data Hire, motivate, and retain hungry managers--people who think like owners Make equity sweat--by making cash scarce, and forcing managers to redeploy underperforming capital in productive directions This is your playbook for building the results-driven culture that will put your firm on par with PE.From our new Memo to the CEO series-- solutions-focused advice from today's leading practitioners.Gadiesh, Orit is the author of 'Lessons from Pivate Equity Any Company Can Use', published 2008 under ISBN 9781422124956 and ISBN 1422124959.