by Caitlin Cassidy, Vice President

Private equity firms live and die by the speed of their decisions, and nothing is more consequential than getting the right executives in place after a merger or acquisition. And yet, according to a recent survey from AlixPartners, 67% of PE investors cite talent recruitment as their primary hurdle. Most firms simply aren't built internally to hire at the speed the business demands, and that gap quietly kills value creation before it ever gets started.