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Topic- Talent Strategy in Private Equity backed companies ‘𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔? 💡 True value creators are not always visible and don’t necessarily sit within the top management. Referring to McKinsey’s Talent-to-Value approach, understanding where the 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 within the business,  and ensuring your talent and true value creators are placed there and thriving! However, it is key to remember the Talent-to-Value approach isn’t a one time thing. To ensure you are getting the most out of this approach, it’s key to repeat the process a few times a year in order to align with both internal and external changing dynamics to elevate your value creation. ✅Understand who your true value creators are ✅Consistently screen your organisation to assess where the biggest opportunities lie ✅Ensure your value creators are where the opportunities are ✅Watch your value creators thrive!

Some very interesting statistics from Bain & Company! As illustrated, integration is one of the most significant issues businesses face when acquiring a new entity. Aligning varying aspects such as culture, technology, values and communication to name a few can be difficult to navigate. At Synergetics, we know how to tackle these challenges and are with you every step of the way across the investment cycle. #MergersAndAcquisitions #Synergetics

📺 Video We recently asked investment industry representatives: where are you seeing progress on culture? They emphasised there is gradual change with more questions now being asked around a firm’s culture by candidates in the interviewing process as they want reassurance their voices will be heard. Similarly, in fund analysis, an internal focus on values and commitments and transparency around a company’s culture can be a key differentiator and be a decider on where an allocation is placed. Check out the comments from Dewi John, Jasmine Miller and Simon Evan-Cook in this video. #InvestorsACT https://lnkd.in/eaghgSvH

In today's intricate investment landscape, finding the right, exceptional C-suite leaders for a portfolio of companies is increasingly vital, and challenging in equal measure. This is why Avery Fairbank offers tailored solutions for VC’s, through our Venture Capitalist Partnership Services. With over 50 years of experience and an extensive network, we facilitate strategic collaborations, aligning top-tier talent with unique business objectives to enhance your company or portfolio’s potential. Directly contact our industry consultants or scan the QR code in the booklet below, to see how we can increase, and sustain your investment returns. #VentureCapital #Portfoliorecruitment #VCrecruitment

Successfully navigating #mergersandacquisitions goes beyond integrating technology and meeting financial goals—it’s about blending cultures. Here are a handful of useful tips from Forbes for fostering a strong, unified culture post-merger: 🔹 Start focusing on #culturalintegration during the #merger phase to develop new, combined values. 🔹 Ensure executive leaders support and model the new #culture from the top down. 🔹 Honor and integrate important aspects of each company’s individual culture to build a cohesive new version. 🔹 Use concise, clear messaging to promote a “One Company, One Culture” philosophy. 🔹 Implement comprehensive training programs and in-person meetings to align employees with the new organization’s values and purpose. 🔹 Continuously measure and adapt to cultural shifts through feedback and surveys. Culture is the backbone of successful #MandA, and these tips can help create a high-performing blended company after the deal. Check out my article on this topic as well for further insights - https://lnkd.in/gABsZgr3 #techlaw #innovation #venturecapital #foleyforward #garage2global Foley & Lardner LLP

The way I see it, 2023 was a year of continued paradigm shifting for Corporate Social Impact. Many CSI teams found themselves with renewed attention, all the while many companies signaled a shift in their thinking about Social Impact and its relationship to the business. New blog by Raya Cooper Impact Consulting offers some tips for Corporate Social Impact leaders as they navigate these changes. #csr #corporatesocialresponsibility #socialimpact

To All My VC Platform Operators - it brings me great joy to share that I will be attending this year's VC Platform Summit (hosted by Sequoia's friends at VC Platform Global Community) in Miami from April 15th - 17th! Actually, besides simply attending, I'm honored and grateful to announce that I've been awarded with the privilege to host/facilitate a live group session amongst VC Platform experts focused on compensation and total reward strategies. So, my ask is, if folks from my network are also attending this year's VC Platform Summit, please shoot me a message. I'd love the opportunity to connect prior to the summit and discuss plans to grab a coffee, enjoy a quick snack, or just simply say hello 🙂 For more details on my specific session, please see information below - thank you and see you there! Session Title: - Compensation Chronicles: Navigating the Magnetism Power of Money in Today’s Competitive Talent Marketplace   Session Description:  - In today’s fiercely competitive ecosystem, understanding the pivotal role of compensation (and how it’s evolving) is essential to an organization’s overall talent strategy. In this session, we will dive into the magnetism and strategic power of compensation as we explore its influence on candidate and employee decision-making. Join your VC platform peers to discuss current talent challenges, and then more importantly, collaborate to dive deeper and problem solve for these challenges leading to effective, scalable, and of course, financially feasible total reward programs to attract, motivate, and retain critical talent. #compensation #VCPlatformSummit #Miami

Understanding the culture of the companies involved in M&A is just as crucial as crunching the numbers. Why? Because the culture shapes how a company operates and adapts. If two companies don't culturally align, even the best strategies can stumble.   Our latest infographic about the importance of understanding and aligning company cultures to undergo a smooth transition is now online. Scroll down to see how culture impacts M&A and why it's the key to unlocking true synergy between merging entities.   #MergersAndAcquisitions #CorporateCulture #SuccessInSynergy #BusinessIntegration

Culture and the private equity ecosystem are not commonly found in the same sentence; borrowed capital means moving at pace with an unrelenting focus on returns.   However, according to Morty Singer, Co-Managing Partner at Traub Capital Partners, culture can make or break an investment. For TCP, their objective is to reinvigorate established consumer businesses, with a culture-led, engaged approach.   Sitting down with AlixPartners’ Connor Lott, he discusses TCP’s unique approach to culture as part of their diligence process, navigating “cultural wastelands”, and how ultimately cultural alignment drives value creation. https://lnkd.in/dTNadiHt

Culture and the private equity ecosystem are not commonly found in the same sentence; borrowed capital means moving at pace with an unrelenting focus on returns. However, according to Morty Singer, Co-Managing Partner at Traub Capital Partners, culture can make or break an investment. For TCP, their objective is to reinvigorate established consumer businesses, with a culture-led, engaged approach. Sitting down with AlixPartners’ Connor Lott, he discusses TCP’s unique approach to culture as part of their diligence process, navigating “cultural wastelands”, and how ultimately cultural alignment drives value creation. https://lnkd.in/eiY7w348