Employee engagement

"If your firm is not diverse, you will miss a great deal of future talent."

Market size and product quality are important factors, but private equity firms must also gauge a portfolio company’s character and ability to withstand economic turbulence.

Establishing trust, setting up goals and priorities, can help PE firms and portfolio companies increase the chances of success.

“Whether you call it engagement, satisfaction or happiness, we have seen first-hand the positive financial impact putting people first has,” says Alpine Investors founding partner Graham Weaver.