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Communities, networks and value creation for private equity leaders: investors, operating partners, fund CFOs and the executives who run sponsor-backed companies.

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Private EquitySeptember 20, 202611 min read

The Private Equity Portfolio Executive Network: What CEOs, CFOs and CISOs of PE-Backed Companies Need From Their Peers

What CEOs, CFOs and CISOs of private equity backed companies need from a peer group, how a portfolio executive network differs from a PE network, and where to find one.

Private EquitySeptember 18, 202612 min read

What Should Private Equity Operating Partners Discuss in a Peer Group? A Value-Creation Agenda

What private equity operating partners should discuss with peers, from investment-thesis execution and AI to working capital, cybersecurity, talent, M&A integration and exit readiness.

Private EquitySeptember 7, 20264 min read

Six Numbers That Belong in AI Due Diligence: The September Data for Private Equity

Who signs, which budget line, the headcount claim, the payback gap, agent access, and named ownership: six first-party numbers read as diligence questions.

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PEAugust 14, 202610 min read

Best Private Equity Communities in New York: One Firm, Five Different Networks

Private equity in New York is not one network. Inside a single firm, five people each need a different room.

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PEAugust 11, 20269 min read

Best Private Equity Events and Conferences in San Francisco

GP-LP forums, operating-partner events and private PE dinners, where dealmakers actually gather on the West Coast.

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PEAugust 10, 20268 min read

Best Private Equity Communities in San Francisco

Forums and peer groups for deal professionals, operating partners and portfolio-operations leaders, split by the work you do.

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PEAugust 4, 20266 min read

Best Private Equity Networks and Peer Groups for PE Leaders

ACG, ILPA, operating-partner forums, Kayo and Open Future Forum's PE Executive Forum, compared.

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PEJuly 31, 20265 min read

A Private Equity Community for Investors and Operators

Open Future Forum's private equity community for investors, operating partners and portfolio-company executives.

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PEJuly 18, 20266 min read

Silicon Valley Private Equity Executive Forum

An Open Future Forum community for senior private equity leaders meeting off the record across the Bay Area.

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PEJuly 18, 20266 min read

Private Equity Executive Forum: A Silicon Valley Community for PE Leaders

The launch of the Private Equity Executive Forum: small, off-the-record dinners and gatherings for senior PE leaders.

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PEJuly 18, 20267 min read

Top 5 Private Equity Communities in Silicon Valley

From the Private Equity Executive Forum to ACG, Markets Group, TIGER 21 and WAVE: what each is and who it's for.

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Small, off-the-record gatherings for private equity partners, operating partners and investment professionals, connected across the wider C-suite. No pitches, peers only.