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Founded in Chicago in 1924, Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms.
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Carve-Outs: Plan of Action
How plans of action are devised and executed in private equity carve-out deals.
February 3, 2014More -
Happy Management, Happy Carve-Out
How private equity investors align division management with corporate carve-out investment objectives.
December 2, 2013More -
Expert Q&A with Ed Kleinguetl
Grant Thornton’s capabilities in the private equity, corporate carve-out investment strategy.
October 29, 2013More -
Carving, Then Thriving
How do private equity GPs identify attractive corporate carve-out opportunities?
October 29, 2013More -
Q&A With Dan Galante, Grant Thornton
Daniel Galante, National Managing Partner at Grant Thornton, speaks with Privcap about making better-informed decisions, adding value after a deal is done, and building relationships with GPs from a single point of contact.
November 1, 2012More -
Execution: Key to PE Value-Creation
The new opportunity for private equity is all about “old fashioned blocking and tackling and executing,” according to Michael McGuire, National Managing Partner – Operations at Grant Thornton.
August 1, 2013More -
Why 100-Day Plans Are Critical
Ed Kleinguetl of Grant Thornton describes the effectiveness of the 100-day plan.
September 11, 2013More -
The Value of the 100-Day Plan
Expert discussion of creating value in private equity with a 100-day plan. Learn how to create one and how to successfully follow through.
April 8, 2013More -
Expert Q&A With Ed Kleinguetl of Grant Thornton
Privcap interviews Ed Kleinguetl, Managing Director of Grant Thornton, about the importance of the 100-day plan.
April 8, 2013More -
100-Day Plans: Replacing Management
In part 3 of Privcap’s series on 100-day plans, the expert panel discusses how to execute changes in management without hindering the value-creation process.
June 6, 2013More -
Planning and Tracking the First 100 Days
Part two of the four-part series on how a PE firm turns a 100-day plan into a real plan for value creation.
April 19, 2013More -
When 100-Day Plans Go Wrong
Experts from Grant Thornton, Baird Capital and Ridgemont Equity Partners share their stories about when private equity deals don’t pan out.
July 25, 2013More -
Think First, Deal Later
Step inside the idea-generation techniques of two major private equity firms and gain insight into the ways these investors form detailed views about macroeconomic and sector trends before looking for deals.
November 1, 2012More -
Culture of Collaborative Investing
Private equity firms are groups of investment professionals who must jointly agree on how to deploy the capital and resources of the firm. What kinds of firms come together to make good, informed decisions?
November 1, 2012More -
Premeditated Deal Flow
In this conversation, leading private equity pros explain how they proactively seek deals that match their agreed-upon sector plays and admit that their investments almost never start out as a perfect match.
January 7, 2013More
Reports
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Privcap Presents: Christopher Flowers
Privcap CEO David Snow interviewed J.C. Flowers & C. founder and managing director J. Christopher Flowers about the firm’s history, how the 2008 financial crisis affected the firm, and how to invest in financial services in these low-interest times.
June 1, 2015More -
Privcap Presents: Steve Pagliuca
At the February 18 Privcap Presents event, Bain Capital managing partner Steve Pagliuca was interviewed by Privcap CEO David Snow about the firm’s focus on taking businesses global, and its investment in outerwear company Canada Goose. This briefing contains a condensed version of that conversation.
April 20, 2015More -
Privcap Presents: Jonathan Korngold
At the January 28 Privcap Presents, General Atlantic managing director Jonathan Korngold was interviewed by CEO David Snow about how technology is propelling financial services into the future. This briefing contains a condensed version of that conversation.
March 9, 2015More -
Privcap Presents: Robb Turner
At the debut Privcap Presents event on Nov. 24, 2014, CEO David Snow interviewed Robb Turner, senior partner and founder of ArcLight Capital Partners, on how the U.S. energy market has changed for private equity, and the country as a whole, since 2008.
January 19, 2015More -
The Craft of the Carve-Out
An executive summary of the Privcap series Carve-Outs: The Art & Science of Dealmaking.
February 3, 2014More -
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Dealmaking Art & Science
An executive summary of the Privcap video series on how to develop ideas – and capitalize on them – in the increasingly competitive environment for good private equity deals
January 21, 2013More
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