The Real Way to Evaluate Private Equity Performance

Buying a company is the easy part. The real work comes after you own it: the years of active value creation that turn an acquisition into a return. The exit isn’t an afterthought; it’s the proof.

Recent industry data suggests some sponsors lack the consistency and discipline to navigate today’s exit environment, and it can be easy to extrapolate this divergence into a characterization of the entire industry. However, as our co-CEO Scott Nuttall recently said, “averages lie.” READ MORE