This is the last in a series of three articles on risk and PE firms, this installment will deal with the definition of risk. Mitigating PE risk is not one-time thing but an on-going process. For PE firms, it begins with the due diligence of a new deal and continues through with their portfolio companies ...

This is the second in a series of three articles on risk and PE firms, this installment will deal with the definition of risk. Once there is a clear definition of and means for identifying risk, it can be can be measured.  Risk can be broken down into levels of degree along with the associated ...

This is the first in a series of three articles on risk and PE firms, this installment will deal with the definition of risk. In a recent Axial study on Evaluating Risk and Return in Private Equity, most respondents (76%) said they do not regularly measure risk. This raises the question—is this due to a ...

Many companies today rely on key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge how effectively they are meeting various key business objectives. Tactical in nature, KPIs can be either lagging or leading indicators on a company’s performance. Some lagging indicators simply tell you how you performed and have little to no value in predicting future performance. (Examples ...