Industry Insights & Talent Trends

The importance of talent due diligence in private equity and venture capital

Great products often go a long way to sort the wheat from the chaff, but the biggest differentiator is the people.

It’s clear to see that even when a certain industry, segment, or vertical is struggling, best-in-class talent and leadership overcomes the challenges and outperforms the competition. The most effective shops have learned to bet on talent as the primary driver of the investment thesis.

Time and again, we are seeing that the best performing shops spend just as much time underwriting and optimising talent as they do in financial engineering and due diligence. They understand that talent due diligence, shaping culture, and devising succession paths is as critical as operational and financial due diligence.

How can you stop the last-minute scramble for talent and create a curated talent pipeline that is ready on demand?

Find out how private equity and venture capital firms can upgrade their talent game in our latest whitepaper, Winning the Talent War: The importance of talent due diligence in private equity and venture capital.