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Working for a PE run firm- does it always suck?

I've sold at a few firms that were run by private equity and it was always a S*** show... the PE firm that was supposed to have the expertise to help us grow oftentimes seemed to have no idea what they were doing and didn't really care to get involved or understand the business before making recommendations. Has anyone experienced otherwise?

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Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Yep. It can work if the PE firm is patient and the company itself has good leadership that can report up the line effectively and satisfactorily.
oldcloser
Arsonist
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In my experience it’s never as fun. But it doesn’t have to suck.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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PE firm takeovers are usually a cluster. Have they put y'all thru layoffs?
Redlinez
Executive
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One of the firms did- and I was part of it back in 2020. Sold their largest deal ever in my space- and was trailblazing some changes that I think would have made a huge impact. But the PE firm was so disconnected they had no idea. Middle management never really communicated well with the PE firm on what we were doing.
poweredbycaffeine
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PEFs often buy parts with the hopes of integrating their parts pile, aka portfolio, together one day--thus creating their Megatron platform.
punishedlad
Tycoon
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Business Development Team Lead
The best PE firms are the ones that let you do what you know works instead of trying to hamfist their own people/methodologies into the mix.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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They exist?
punishedlad
Tycoon
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Business Development Team Lead
Up to this point, our investors are in that boat. Mostly because we've been their most profitable return in the firm's history.

They're taking a "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach.
Maximas
Tycoon
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Senior Sales Executive
Everything has its own goods and bads.
Although I didn't have a chance to work at a PE before, but I guess I just found you a useful li thread to see whether the s** show you're facing is common or not, so feel free to check it out!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-bad-ugly-working-private-equity-backed-business-alex-rawlings
Hope it helps.
CPTAmerica
Opinionated
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President/CRO
Probably more bad stories than good but it is possible.
SportsSalesGuy
Tycoon
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Enterprise Account Executive
Majority of my career has been w/PE firm owning the company and pulling the strings and it has always been terrible
quotascammedeverytime
Opinionated
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account executive
Yes it’s awful
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Senior Account Executive
It can be a shitshow…especially if the PE firm doesn’t have vertical expertise. And they say their investment strategy is 5-7 years but you know that’s BS.

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