Atta Tarki is the author of Evidence-Based Recruiting (McGraw Hill, February 2020) and the CEO and founder of ECA, a data-driven executive search, interim management, and project staffing firm. He primarily helps Private Equity companies with their talent needs. Find him on Twitter: @AttaTarki
A survey of private equity professionals reveals these investors are turning their attention away from putting out fires and back to closing deals. This is positive news for entrepreneurs who are looking for an exit.
While traditional private equity investors invest three quarters of their capital in large companies, a new breed of investors are focusing on owner-led small businesses.