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July 28, 2026

What truly creates value in PE-backed companies: systems or talent?

What truly creates value in PE-backed companies: systems or talent?

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July 21, 2026

Working with founders and PE

Founder‑led business. New PE sponsor. CEO under pressure from all sides.

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July 14, 2026

Best practice PE HR – Designing a lean HR org for a mid-market PortCo

In many mid-market PortCos, HR is still a back-office service while the board talks value creation. A lean HR org flips that.

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July 7, 2026

PortCo CHROs: Where do you feel the most pressure right now?

Where do you feel the most pressure right now? Growth, productivity, and cost optimisation, all at once, with leaner teams and less room for error.

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July 2, 2026

Navigating the PE world – How CHROs can actually use their Operating Partner

Most CHROs treat Operating Partners as governance. The best treat them as co-architects of the people agenda. Here's the difference.

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June 24, 2026

Value Creation – From HR to value creation partner in a PE- backed company

The CHRO role in PE has fundamentally shifted — from running HR to co-owning the value-creation agenda.

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