Private Equity: Changing the face of chemicals leadership
Catherine Bright, Steven Rivard, Patrick Rose, Patrick Walsh, Wolfgang Zillessen
October 2007
The result of a series of discussions with private equity partners and chemical industry leaders globally, this study examines private equity’s participation in the industry and looks at some of the leadership considerations for senior executives of portfolio companies, including:
- Private equity’s long history of investment in the sector and the influence it has had
- The business challenges unique to private equity and the leadership requirements for portfolio company CEOs
- The skill-sets and characteristics of the most effective portfolio company leaders
- The due diligence executives should perform when considering a portfolio company role
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