Can I see this working out?

the target outcome is to make money for investors—and

Private equity develops an original investment theme or, as in this case, looks at a series of events and tries to see if there is an opportunity to create value.

The deal team refines this lens several times during the life of an investment, primarily to sharpen the view of the outcome that can be achieved, as it digs further into the operations of the target and generates ideas for how to improve the financials.

meet every morning and evening to review progress and set tasks.

team tracks the progress of the invested-in business and tracks the thesis that persuaded the investment committee. They do this once a quarter, if not every month—without fail. Course corrections are suggested, missteps are identified, and grenades are dodged.

talking without being prepared is the definition of wasting time.

it can take only three or four investment professionals to find, execute, and manage an investment worth billions of dollars.

deal teams generally consist of one employee from the analytical base, one from the middle layer, and one or two from the senior set.