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 ...

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.

Promoting a value and capital creation mindset is one of BBVA’s six new priorities under its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan.

Private equity investors acquire companies with the aim of enhancing the value of those companies and eventually selling them for a profit. This process encompasses strategic management, operational ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five years of research revealed a radically simple truth: companies that make creating value their only obsession ...

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 ...

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 ...