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Nearly half of all value creation now comes from Portfolio Ops — but most PE firms still treat it like an afterthought. Top-performing funds are shifting compensation models, influence, and incentives to unlock the full power of their Ops teams — and it’s paying off in IRR. Discover how high-performing firms are turning Ops into a competitive edge.

Every day without the right operators compounds risk — and drags your IRR. We deploy PE-native talent who own their lane, from pricing and GTM to infrastructure and talent, embedded early to execute your value creation plan without delay. Explore the firm purpose-built for private equity.

Your IRR isn’t capped by the market. It’s capped by your ops team. Financial engineering is tapped out. The firms outperforming by 200–300 bps didn’t get lucky — they built high impact operating teams that execute from Day 1. Explore how top firms are compounding value through operational excellence.

29% say the top reason a hire failed: a consultant when they needed an operator. 37% call consulting pedigree the single most over-valued credential in the market. It is not that firms cannot tell the difference. A polished resume is easy for a committee to agree on, and operator instinct is the hardest thing in the room to test for. 66 PE firms surveyed, 6 value creation leaders interviewed. Free. 5 minutes, self-guided.

89% of PE firms run the behavioral interview. 8% call it their best predictor. The tool the industry uses most is the one it trusts least, across all 66 firms surveyed, from sub-$1B funds to firms managing over $50B in assets. We asked value creation and portfolio ops leaders what actually predicts a great hire, and what their own process tests for. The gap between the two is the study. Free. 5 minutes, self-guided.

66 PE firms on what actually predicts a great value creation hire. Value creation now drives PE returns. Hiring for it still runs on instinct borrowed from roles it does not resemble. We surveyed 66 firms, from sub-$1B funds to firms managing over $50B, then sat down with 6 of their leaders to hear the story behind the numbers. The first structured dataset of its kind. Free. 5 minutes, self-guided.