There’s no question that it’s a sellers’ market. With unprecedented levels of dry powder and debt available for investment, sellers are not only able to garner high valuations, they are also more carefully reviewing management incentives being put forth by potential private equity buyers. PE firms need to ensure they are incentivizing management teams correctly for a number of reasons. In a PE Hub Canada feature article, Lynne Lacoursière, a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, spells out those reasons and discusses the steps PE firms should take to settle compensation as part of a successful transaction.
