The Rise of Private Equity

Twenty percent of U.S. middle market businesses are now owned by private equity (PE). PE firms have over $3 trillion of additional purchase power. What is driving this growth, and will it change? What is the PE playbook, and how is it used to convince owners to sell and to “add-value” after purchase? What can Evergreen® companies do about it?

In this opening presentation from Tugboat Institute Summit 2019, Dave Whorton offers key statistics and drivers in the rise of PE, valuable insight into the PE playbook, and 14 things Evergreen CEOs and their teams can do about it.