Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

The private equity industry has grown markedly in the last 20 years and we know more than we used to about its effects on the economy. What have been less explored are the specific actions taken by private equity (PE) fund managers. What have been less explored are the specific actions taken by private equity (PE) fund managers.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discounted Cash Flow Company Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Today, only 9% of businesses in the world have achieved even a modest level of sustained, profitable growth over the past decade on average (5.5%, earning cost of capital) and that is declining — even though virtually all the businesses aspire to something like this or more.

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Porter Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The logic of NPV is to project cash flows into the future and then discount those flows back into today’s dollars at a given cost of capital. Yet for the small handful of companies that have managed to drive growth consistently – even through tough times – the payoff is great. How do they do it?

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50