Helping portfolio companies reach their potential through operational achievements continues to be of the utmost importance to private equity firms. To do so, many firms rely on operating partners, whose time is dedicated to working with portfolio companies to improve business functions and increase value. Today, ...

At the beginning of October, HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, closed on HKW Capital Partners V, L.P. with total commitments of $365 million. Launched in September 2017, HKW V exceeded its original $350 million target.  As with its predecessor funds, HKW V will ...

Are add-on acquisitions the best way to create value in portfolio companies? This was among the topics discussed at a recent breakfast roundtable around value creation in portfolio companies. The event was co-hosted by Axial and Strategex and included attendees from private equity firms, family offices, search ...