Clifton Vaughan

As value creation remains central to private equity performance, competition for strategic professionals is likely to remain strong.

As firms close and deploy new funds, we’ve seen this be a natural time to build or grow private equity portfolio operations teams.

In this article, we outline the most common reasons these professionals choose to switch firms after occupying a role at the fund level.

The main difference for W2 and 1099 workers in private equity portfolio operations is compensation.

In today’s private equity landscape, true value creation hinges less on financial engineering and more on hands-on operational improvements.

Portfolio operations positions are popular among private equity firms that prioritize value creation in their investments.