Executives Explore New Imperatives to Nurture Private Equity Through Volatile Times
For private equity investors, there has never been a more complex or dynamic time to manage portfolio companies. A broad range of disruptions -- including natural disasters, trade wars, shifting geopolitical landscapes, new technology developments...and a major global pandemic -- have collided to throw markets into chaos with increasing frequency.
"While these events have played havoc on companies across all industries, it has posed a particular challenge for private equity firms that have invested in organizations in various stages of development and maturity," says Lisa Meier, CEO of Symphonic Leadership Partners, a multidisciplinary source of results-driven executives who help organizations accelerate the achievement of desired outcomes.
Symphonic Leadership Partners
Bridging Leadership Gaps at the Portfolio and Company Level
Changing conditions often undermine fundamental assumptions upon which initial investments are made. This puts a premium on dynamic and multi-faceted leadership skills at two levels:
Private equity firms are under increasing pressure to make rapid decisions about the mix and potential of companies under management. This includes ongoing assessments to determine which investments should stay or go, as well as rapid evaluations of new opportunities emerging in turbulent times.
Candid assessments must also be made about the leadership skills and competencies present within each company under management. Hard questions must be asked about how the experience and expertise of leadership teams match up with volatile market conditions to determine where executives gaps exist that must be filled, supplemented...or replaced.
New Survey Takes the Pulse of Private Equity Investment and Portfolio Management
To that end, Symphonic is conducting a survey of private equity executives to assess the impact that the COVID-19 crisis has had on investment and management imperatives.
"It is an anonymous survey that takes only 5 minutes to complete. In exchange for completing the survey, executives will receive a pre-publication summary of the results. I think the findings will be extremely interesting, given today's environment," says Meier.
Private equity executives interested in participating in this research project can visit: https://bit.ly/2BpgbmN
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