Experts discuss successful buy-and-build strategies, different sourcing techniques to find add-ons, and how some industries lend themselves to a buy-and-build while others do not.

Why sourcing add-on acquisitions can take years, why investment bankers carefully “coach” management teams, and other insights into the buy-and-build strategy.

With high valuations and abundant leverage at play, private equity firms may have trouble in today’s dealmaking environment generating outsized returns. Tony Ecock of Welsh Carson and Conor Boden of Advent International talk to Privcap about how operations experts can add value and why they are important to investment strategies.

Talent management professionals from LLR Partners and SK Capital Partners discuss how their firms find the right leaders for their portfolio companies.

Why sourcing add-on acquisitions can take years, why investment bankers carefully “coach” management teams, and other insights into the buy-and-build strategy from three experts.

The new Dallas-based PE firm is looking for investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial products and services sectors, say co-founding members Bryan and Lou Grabowsky.

Some companies that need funding to grow fall through the cracks between venture capital and larger, more traditional PE firms. ECP was formed to catch some of these “second-stage companies,” says co-founder Jeffrey Kadlic.

In a private equity environment, IT is a complex situation given the compressed timeframe for a return on investment. Performing IT due diligence is key, says RSM’s Blaine Clark.

In this Privcap report, RSM’s Daimon Geopfert delves into what every GP should know about cybersecurity, both at the fund level and at the portfolio company level, with additional insights from experts at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and cybersecurity firm Larson Security.

While every private equity deal has its own set of complexities, carve-outs are particularly challenging, says RSM’s Blaine Clark.

Main Line Equity Partners has its first operating partner in Doug Hart, who plans to make operational improvements through the life of an investment in a portfolio company.

RSM’s Daimon Geopfert discusses how firms should approach their cybersecurity strategies.

Private equity managers are increasingly focused on value creation to help offset the high prices in today’s competitive economic cycle, says EY’s Michael Rogers.

Lincolnshire Management’s president, Michael Lyons discusses the firm’s operational expertise, with many of its professionals coming from operations backgrounds

Many private equity firms are seeing a correlation between a robust ESG strategy and a higher IRR, says Michael Rogers of EY.

Three CFOs discuss the challenge of not knowing exactly what can be posted on a private equity firm’s website.

Finding technology-services companies that are not directly touching consumers is core to how Augusta Columbia Capital invests its fund, says chairman and managing partner Chip Schorr.

How much disclosure do PE firms need to offer surrounding fees, expenses and operating partners?