Private Equity

OpEx Awards

Value creation: Four key learnings from the OpEx Awards

The Operational Excellence Awards include a range of winners that provide examples of how to successfully execute value creation plans.

3 min read · 01 October 2020

OpEx Awards winner EMEA: Partners Group – Vermaat

With the support of Partners Group, catering services company Vermaat added more than 172 high-footfall food and beverage locations, and entered the German market.

2 min read · 01 October 2020

The operating partner of tomorrow

As portfolio companies face disruption from covid-19 and accelerating digitalisation, PE firms are hunting for operating teams with more diverse skills.

8 min read · 01 October 2020

OpEx Awards winner EMEA: KPS Capital Partners – Chassis Brakes

Backed by KPS Capital Partners, Chassis Brakes International diversified its revenue base and extended its international reach.

2 min read · 01 October 2020

Operational Excellence Awards 2020: Winners revealed

Private Equity International’s annual Operational Excellence Awards celebrate standout value creation stories in the private equity industry.

3 min read · 01 October 2020

OpEx Awards winner EMEA: Horizon Capital – Purcari Wineries

Horizon Capital successfully pivoted from a growth to a turnaround investment after a Russian ban on Moldovan wine imports shut down Purcari Wineries’ largest export market.

2 min read · 01 October 2020

OpEx Awards winner EMEA: Insight Partners – Checkmarx

Software security firm Checkmarx expanded its international reach and customer base with the support of Insight’s operational value-add team.

2 min read · 01 October 2020

Cultivating human capital

Talent management, embedded in supportive and inclusive cultures, is a core operational lever that can seed benefits across portfolios and beyond.

5 min read · 01 October 2020

The secret CEO on challenges of working at a PE-backed firm

A seasoned portfolio company chief executive gives the inside scoop on what makes for an effective private equity-management working relationship.

2 min read · 01 October 2020

Gender diversity: A challenging win

Positive action from every investment firm will help address gender imbalance at the operating partner level, says Gail McManus PER’s founder and managing director.

3 min read · 01 October 2020

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