Post by Kearney

98% of private equity leaders say geopolitical risk now rivals financial risk in deal evaluation, yet most portfolio companies are still running on plans written for a world of open trade and predictable logistics. That world is gone. And unlike liquid managers who reposition daily or pension funds that absorb volatility across decades, PE has no such luxury. Illiquid commitments to specific operating outcomes are precisely what this environment is stress-testing. Alpha now has to be earned through operational value creation: cost discipline, commercial excellence, and AI embedded where it actually moves the business. Alberto Fumo, Michael Jenkins, Tawfik Jamjoum, and Per Kristian Hong dive into how PE firms can win: https://bit.ly/4vwofrM