The managed funnel of potential acquisition targets a platform is tracking and pursuing — the engine that turns a buy-and-build thesis into actual deals.
The equity arrangement that lets a portfolio company's management share in the value they create — the mechanism that aligns operators with the sponsor's return.
The concentrated set of actions a sponsor executes in the first ~100 days after close to <em>stabilize</em> the business and launch the value creation plan.
A reusable, structured guide for absorbing an acquired business — the standardized <em>workstreams</em>, owners, and milestones a buyer applies to every integration.
The aggregate equity sellers and managers <em>reinvest</em> into the new ownership structure rather than cashing out — keeping them aligned with the sponsor.
A senior operator inside a sponsor who drives <em>value creation</em> at portfolio companies — distinct from the deal team that sources and structures deals.