Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Operational transformations or operating models that focus on identifying and implementing best practices consistently, where appropriate, bridge the gap between financial and clinical expertise. Additionally, consistency provides better portfolio reporting, aiding strategic decision-making.

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Consulting Consultants 147

Insight Partners

JUNE 15, 2023

At Insight, we harness our 25 years of investment experience and our exposure to ~500 groundbreaking software companies to gather and disseminate the quantitative keys to best-in-class sales. How to use this periodic table Immerse yourself in this interactive periodic table of metrics: Select the ARR segment that best fits your business.

Best Practices 121

Best Practices Portfolios Companies Investing 121

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Rubicon helps software businesses accelerate growth with a unique set of proprietary processes focused on increasing market share, executing M&A strategies, and implementing operational best practices that support increased scale and efficiency.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Funds Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With over 8,000 employees nationwide, Apex focuses on empowering its people to build a strong network of industry leaders who can share resources, best practices and expertise in order to deliver unparalleled service to customers. Both are excited to continue leading Apex during its next phase of growth.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Investors Best Practices 130

The Big Picture

JUNE 13, 2024

Best practices when using data with a high degree of seasonality is to use Year-over-Year basis (NSA) for your comparison. Barry adds: Two things to add to this discussion: It’s yet another reminder that investors must always be on guard for nonsensical claims from partisans who have zero concern for your portfolio.

Collateral 122

Collateral Best Practices Portfolios Investors 122

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Through other people, I've learned a ton about investing, being a better board member, building a portfolio and building a firm. 3) Build a peer network and get in the flow of best practices. Find the best startup CMOs while also branching out to your peer group to learn as a cohort. 2) Trial by fire.

Startups 123

Startups Best Practices Venture Capital Capital 123

This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

Fourth , I am highly incentivized to provide assistance to my portfolio companies in any way that I can--whether it means connections to talent, PR, other capital, customers, etc. I''m learning everyday and I count on founders to be the ones that bring the best insight into the problems they face in their industry.

Venture Capital 159

Venture Capital Best Practices Startups Capital 159

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MAY 14, 2012

They carry with them information about patterns of success, pitfalls, best practices and trends to look for. It connects them to all the companies they've met, invested in, the bigger companies that could acquire their companies and hundreds if not thousands of employees that have worked within their portfolio.

Startups 134

Startups Best Practices Stakes Capital 134

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

PARTNER CONTENT Private markets-focused software provider Quantium draws on two core domains for its success – an impressive foundation of industry expertise, and next-generation investment management software that sets new best-practice standards for GPs globally.

Best Practices 97

Best Practices Due Diligence Debt Legal 97

Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 1, 2024

NativeSeed Group , a portfolio company of Heartwood Partners , has acquired Arrow Seed , a producer and supplier of conservation and farm seeds. The acquisition of Arrow Seed, like that of Star Seed, expands NativeSeed’s geographic footprint in the Midwest and enhances its product portfolio with expanded warm-season seed varieties.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Capital Funds Portfolios 130

Private Equity Professional

JULY 30, 2024

PDTS was the first franchisee of Precision Door Service , a Florida-headquartered provider of garage door repair, maintenance, and installation services that was acquired in 2020 by Neighborly , a portfolio company of Harvest Partners. Neighborly was sold by Harvest to KKR in 2021.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Capital Debt Finance 130

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Leveraging Thoma Bravo’s deep sector expertise and strategic and operational capabilities, the firm collaborates with its portfolio companies to implement operating best practices and drive growth initiatives.

Initial Public Offering 147

Initial Public Offering Enterprise Values Best Practices Legal 147

Mainsail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This strategic move strengthens Teamfront’s commitment to providing innovative software solutions to the field services industry and underscores its dedication to empowering founder-owned software companies with the tools and best practices they need to succeed in their unique domains. Learn more at www.floorzap.com.

Companies 52

Companies Portfolios Best Practices 52

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

Another case in point, Spark Capital just hired Kate Bolin --someone that had been interviewed at a portfolio company of theirs that had made a good enough impression that they labeled her as someone to stay in touch with. And no, analyzing startups is not a portfolio company benefit. That''s a benefit to the VC firm.

Venture Capital 116

Venture Capital Capital Startups Consulting 116

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Steve Cain, ESG Product Specialist at Novata – Steve serves as a subject matter expert on trends in ESG standards development, regulatory changes, and best practices.

Private Equity Firms 111

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Best Practices Leveraging 111

The Motley Fool

MARCH 24, 2024

If possible, a standard best practice is to dollar-cost average. I see no reason why someone can't own both the Vanguard Growth ETF and an S&P 500 fund, as well as other investment vehicles that target other objectives, in a rounded out and well-diversified portfolio.

Exchange-Traded Funds 130

Exchange-Traded Funds Best Practices Funds Financial Services 130

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 29, 2010

Ask not what startups can do for you…”) Just tell me right off the bat what you can do for [insert First Round portfolio company] and why, when I pass you off, that CEO is going to thank me a million times over for sending you over—because if you’re not of immediate and immense value, you’re just a time sink.

Startups 156

Startups Venture Capital Best Practices Capital 156

Mainsail

MARCH 12, 2025

Over the years, we have developed a deep collection of best practices for building successful teams, so we compiled many of them into this series to help you build a growth-oriented leadership team. Within 30 days of kicking off a portfolio company search at Mainsail, we aim to introduce the candidate who is eventually hired.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Portfolios Companies 52

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This means you can engage with the GPs in your portfolio as well as have dialogue with the ultimate asset owners to create meaningful change and offer clients additional benefits to their investments. That focuses your mind on where the firm stands and also what best practices are at the moment.

Capital 98

Capital Best Practices Pension Funds Buyout 98

The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2024

While there's already a library of best practices for cell-therapy manufacturing, what Iovance is doing is far more scale- and operations-intensive than a series of manufacturing protocols executed in sequence, and that's where it could realize value. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Shareholders Capital Returns 130

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

K&W joins another instrument contract manufacturing company in Gildes’ portfolio, Chr Diener which was acquired 18 months ago. Together, the two businesses employ about 300 staff members, and will be able to offer clients a broader portfolio of products, while benefitting from sharing of expertise and best practices.

Best Practices 75

Best Practices Investing Investment Firms Portfolios 75

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

Other angels are a source of dealflow and can be leads to the kind of talent your portfolio needs to hire to be successful. When you invest in a seed fund, you also get access to an investment manager who is in the market 24/7 and who has the ability to spot trends, compare similar companies and see patterns of success and best practices.

Angel Investors 123

Angel Investors Startups Investors Mutual Funds 123

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Meanwhile, the company's second-largest unit, vacuum trucks -- which accounts for 22% of sales -- is benefiting from the ongoing adoption of safe digging practices across North America. While only 19 states had adopted safe digging as a best practice as of 2020, several more appear to be in the pipeline.

Mergers and Acquisitions 130

Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Best Practices Accounting 130

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

That believe has not only translated into the most diverse portfolio run by an investor who looks like me, with over 50% of the teams including diverse founders, but also into top quartile returns in our last fund. Venture is all about access—getting the best deals. Contact me here to find out more about this.)

Venture Capital 95

Venture Capital Accredited Investors Capital Best Practices 95

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 24, 2011

On Friday, Matt Blumberg from Return Path came to talk to a group of First Round portfolio companies on scaling your organization from a management perspective. Many of our companies are at the stage where they have only one person, if any, in each functional area—and many areas are probably being covered by someone else.

Startups 108

Startups Best Practices Returns Companies 108

The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 5, 2023

First, we are strengthening our foundation and embedding retail best practices throughout the organization. We have begun to embed retail best practices that are already changing the way certain choices and decisions are being made. We will make operational excellence the standard for everything we do.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Leveraging Capital Liabilities 130

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

With a diverse ecosystem of 8,000+ founders, and 950+ portfolio companies spanning 30 industries, we markedly impact the startup landscape. Our due diligence process, surpassing industry norms, mitigates bias, and notably, 30% of our portfolio has at least one woman co-founder.

Venture Capital 98

Venture Capital Due Diligence Capital Startups 98

Insight Partners

JULY 19, 2023

Level up to scale up To bridge this gap, Insight Partners and The Forem have collaborated on the bi-annual Level Up to Scale Up program aimed at advancing women across Insight’s portfolio companies. The curriculum teaches participants to increase personal impact, build strategic relationships, and scale best practices across the organization.

Portfolios 52

Portfolios Best Practices Companies Investing 52

Insight Partners

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Leading the conversations in AI AI was certainly the top tech story in 2023 , and our team regularly offered their expertise to our portfolio, the press , and top enterprise executives — culminating in our biggest ScaleUp:AI conference to date: nearly 40 industry-leading speakers, 12 thought-provoking sessions, and 1,800 total attendees.

Portfolios 52

Portfolios Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Best Practices 52

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You know, we started a comprehensive assessment of our product portfolio several weeks ago. And we're evaluating every product in our portfolio through, I would say, three lenses. Was that based on your view of best practices as a new CEO coming in and assessing the business? Luis Visoso -- Chief Financial Officer Sure.

Banks 246

Banks Shareholders Portfolios Best Practices 246

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some 60% of GPs believe that implementing ESG best practices adds value to a portfolio company, and 18% believe it creates a valuation uplift of more than 10%. Despite the challenging conditions, ESG considerations remain a priority and are starting to impact company valuations.

Exit Strategy 98

Exit Strategy Leveraging Debt Finance 98

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

They are stakeholders in the ecosystem who want to spread the word about best practices, potential areas of interest, and about the successes of their portfolio companies. That's because investors who are fully engaged in the business of investing in startups on a fulltime bases are information brokers.

Best Practices 100

Best Practices Startups Education Stakes 100

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Co-Founder and Managing Partner Malgorzata Bobrowska chats to us about some of the major challenges and risks in the ESG landscape and how the firm and its portfolio companies make ESG a key component of their business objectives… What are the biggest challenges currently dominating in the ESG landscape?

Venture Capital 93

Venture Capital Best Practices Consulting Consultants 93

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2011

A great business partnership website could do a lot to drive high quality leads to the professionals you've put in charge of finding the best teams to work with. Would it kill anyone to write a business development blog that details the best practices for successful partnerships? They swing by to get portfolio updates.

Best Practices 106

Best Practices Bidding Startups Capital 106

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

s New York office and focuses on integrating environmental, social and governance best practices to drive measurable long-term value for H.I.G. This summit presents an opportunity to collaborate on that challenge and contribute to the next phase of ESG integration. Kim Erle, Global Head of ESG, H.I.G. Capital – Kim is based in H.I.G.’s

Best Practices 94

Best Practices Consulting Consultants Banks 94

JMI Equity

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Our 2024 HR Roundtable brought together People Leaders from across the JMI portfolio to share insights and best practices on navigating the evolving landscape of work, driving employee performance, and challenging traditional HR approaches to improve employee engagement and business outcomes.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Leveraging Accounting Portfolios 52

The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Please note that certain information discussed on this call, including information related to portfolio companies, was derived from third-party sources and has not been independently verified. Main Street defines ROE as the net increase in net assets resulting from operations divided by the average quarterly total net assets.

Capital 100

Capital Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Asset Management Assets 100