Private Equity Value Creation Starts on the Shop Floor: Two Case Studies in What the Numbers Look Like with EBITDA Multiple
Private equity value creation comes down to two levers: revenue growth and EBITDA improvement. Everything else, the acquisition thesis, the add-on strategy, the exit timeline, runs through those two numbers. What’s often underappreciated is how much operational performance drives both. On-time delivery earns customer confidence and creates the conditions for more sales. Productivity improvement reduces…
