The Operating Partner in Private Equity, Volume 1: Successful strategies for value creators

The Operating Partner in Private Equity, Volume 1: Successful strategies for value creators by Tony Ecock and Conor Boden
English | 2011 | ISBN: n/a | ASIN: B00GB1GNSA | 411 pages | EPUB | 4,2 MB

Need to create value through operational excellence?

Forget financial engineering, value creation is here to stay! In this unique publication a leading group of world-class operating partners explains how to drive growth and improve EBITDA in portfolio companies.

Edited by Tony Ecock of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and PEOPEN, The Operating Partner in Private Equity features in-depth successful strategies, important lessons learned, real-life examples and war stories in all aspects of the value-creation cycle.

Reading this executive-level publication you’ll learn from superior operating experts and leading investor favourites: 3i, Advent International, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, General Atlantic, KKR Capstone, Morgan Stanley Private Equity and WCAS.

If you’re an operating partner, this guide will help you succeed in your day-to-day job, benchmark against your peers and provide invaluable intelligence on every aspect of adding value to private equity portfolio companies.

For general partners building an operating partner team, you’ll find out which models works best for your firm. Get the insider views about how to make the best investments and successful exits.

Key benefits of this title

1. Gain a deep understanding of the value-creation process, with strategic approaches and practical advice

2. Leverage strategies on how to grow EBITDA and effectively manage costs and working capital to improve bottom-line performance

3. Learn how to build an effective operating partner team that best fits your firm

4. Discover how to conduct effective financial, operational, tax and market due diligence to maximise positive outcomes

248 pages of valuable top-tier insight detailing:

– Leverage operating insights from over 30 top-tier private equity operating partners and consultants

– Optimise your due diligence process by knowing which questions to ask to reveal competencies and deficiencies before committing to a deal

– Identify strategies that can deliver early wins and maintain momentum across your entire organisation post-close

– Understand who your customers are through research and how to secure long-term buy-in through implementing customer lifetime value

– Develop a procurement programme to drive significant cost savings throughout the entire portfolio

– Incentivise and manage your portfolio company CEOs and management teams to ensure maximum cooperation and results

Make Your Day: 5 Things Successful People Do Before 8 A.M

Make Your Day: 5 Things Successful People Do Before 8 A.M. by Michelle Brown
English | 2016 | ISBN-10: N/A | ASIN: B01E7VF52A | 61 pages | ePUB, MOBI | 1.2 MB

You see all those successful people. They’re rocking it. How do they do it? Are they super smart? Do they have a team of personal assistants to do their bidding? In Make Your Day, you will find out the five things successful people do every morning that create the life of their dreams- five things anyone can do every morning to launch themselves into unlimited success. And the best part is, these five things aren’t difficult or time consuming. Take a sneak peak into what some of the world’s most successful people are doing every morning and you too can start rocking it!

Craft, Inc. Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Your Creative Hobby into a Successful Business

Meg Mateo Ilasco, “Craft, Inc. Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Your Creative Hobby into a Successful Business”
2011 | EPUB | 192 pages | ISBN: 1452101418 | English | 2.49 MB

The growing legions of crafters looking to turn their hobby into a profession can rely on the tried and true advice in Craft, Inc. In this completely revised edition of the definitive crafter’s business book, entrepreneur Meg Mateo Ilasco offers expanded and authoritative guidance on everything from developing products and sourcing materials to writing a business plan and paying taxes. With all-new sections on opening an online shop, using social media strategically, and more along with updated interviews from such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler and Jill Bliss this comprehensive primer features the most current information on starting and running a successful creative business.

The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl (Repost)

Mignon Fogarty, “The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl”
2009 | pages: 186 | ISBN: 0805091653 | EPUB | 1,4 mb

Millions of fans around the globe punctuate properly and communicate clearly thanks to Mignon Fogarty’s practical and easy-to-remember advice about writing style and word usage. Her first book, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, hit the New York Times bestseller list, and her weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 20 million times and hailed by USA Today as “authoritative but warm.”

Now, in tip-of-the-day form, Grammar Girl serves up 365 lessons on language that are sure to inspire. Filled with new, bite-size writing tips, fun quizzes and puzzles, and efficient memory tricks, The Grammar Devotional gives you a daily dose of knowledge to improve your writing and also serves as a lasting reference you’ll use for years to come.

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9 Secrets of Successful Meditation: The Ultimate Key to Mindfulness, Inner Calm & Joy

9 Secrets of Successful Meditation: The Ultimate Key to Mindfulness, Inner Calm & Joy by Samprasad Vinod and B.K.S. Iyengar
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1780288026 | 192 pages | EPUB | 0,8 MB

Only those who enjoy meditation will do it regularly and experience its many life-enhancing benefits, from an increased sense of inner calm to a feeling of deep joy in everyday life. In this book, experienced yoga and meditation teacher Dr Samprasad Vinod uses his “9 secrets” approach to guide both newcomers and existing meditation practitioners alike in how to really embrace and get the most from a steady practice. Coming from a rich spiritual heritage (Dr Vinod’s father was a respected spiritual master who travelled internationally as a World Peace Ambassador), Dr Vinod has created in this book a work that blends traditional Indian wisdom with his modern scientific knowledge as a Doctor.

This title is an important contribution to the field of meditation that removes many distortions and misconceptions about the realities of the practice. It helps readers to understand problems that they may encounter along the way and offers reassuring solutions for them to try. A wonderful blend of spiritual and practical wisdom.