Increasing the value of portfolio companies by improving their operational performance

2009

The Private Equity industry is not dead at all. Our study shows that only the preferences are changing in the times of the financial crisis: The importance of operational performance improvement is rising as attractive acquisitions and good exits have become more difficult. The Roland Berger Survey of 56 executives of PE companies in Europe, Switzerland, Russia and USA shows that PE companies hold their investments longer, place greater emphasis on their operational performance improvement, use more professional management levers to increase their value and seek High-impact representation in their management.

But: There is nearly always only one single team assigned for the entire investment lifecycle, which is also responsible for performance improvement.