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At Falcon, we’re dedicated to helping private equity firms and their portfolio company executives build stronger, more effective partnerships. That’s why we’re proud to partner with PrivateEquityCXO for our release of the 2025 Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives Report. This annual report highlights the firms that best enable executive success—while also delivering valuable insights on what makes sponsor-executive relationships thrive. From the Nine Dimensions of Governance Fit? to executive-driven perspectives on sponsor alignment, this report is a must-read forPE-backed leaders and sponsors alike. Download the full report now to see this year’s winners and unlock insights on enhancing sponsor-executive partnerships below. Congratulations to this year’s winners for their recognition as leading firms who enable executive success! #PrivateEquity #Top50 #ExecutiveLeadership #Talent #Management #ValueCreation #NineDimensions?

At Falcon, our approach to search is guided by four Cultural Values: Curiosity, Competitiveness, Courage, and Commitment. These values inspire us to provide proactive solutions and match executive candidates with the private equity-backed roles where they have the greatest potential for success. This week, we're focusing on how Courage shapes our search process: #PrivateEquity #ExecutiveSearch #Leadership #Strategy

Falcon’s approach to search is built around our four Cultural Values: Curiosity, Competitiveness, Courage, and Commitment. These values drive us to deliver proactive solutions and place executive candidates in the private equity-backed roles where they’re most likely to succeed.? Today, we’re spotlighting how Curiosity shapes our search process:? #PrivateEquity #ExecutiveSearch #Data #Leadership

We're excited to welcome our newest Analyst at Falcon, Scarlett Hanvey!

At Falcon, our mission is to better serve private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Partnering with PrivateEquityCXO to create this report is one way we support both PE firms and our candidate community to help both parties align and reach better mutual outcomes. Stay tuned to find out this year's winners and gain actionable insights on what makes sponsor-executive partnerships work. #PrivateEquity #ExecutiveRecruiting #Top50 #Governance

Don't miss this powerhouse panel with our Partner, Lindsay Guzowski, CEO and Co-Founder of The Crucible, for a discussion with industry leaders on how data and AI can transform leadership development, align culture, and drive measurable returns! #PrivateEquity #HumanCapital #TalentStrategy #Data #AI

Last Chance: Unlock the Power of Human Capital Analytics Strong leadership fuels strong returns. But are you fully leveraging human capital analytics to drive measurable impact? Join us tomorrow, February 27, at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT for a free virtual panel with experts from The Performance Leadership Learning Lab (PL3) Robert Dunn, Lindsay Guzowski and William Lindstrom. They’ll break down how data and AI can turn leadership development from an art into a measurable science that drives better performance and stronger returns. Learn about: ?? Aligning financial and company-wide goals with talent strategies ?? Using AI-powered insights to enhance leadership development, align culture, and drive ROI ?? Applying analytical rigor to leadership decisions — no more guesswork ?? Leveraging data-driven assessments to proactively identify risks and improve performance Don’t miss this chance to learn from experts in human capital optimization. Register now and take a data-driven approach to leadership! ?? Tomorrow, February 27 | 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT Register now: https://lnkd.in/daWCvFpH #PrivateEquity #LeadershipDevelopment #HumanCapital #AI #ExecutiveLeadership

Leadership is more than just strategy — it’s about building a culture that drives results. How can analytics and performance assessments help your company achieve its goals? Join our Partner, Lindsay Guzowski, CEO and Co-Founder of The Crucible, for a discussion with industry leaders to explore how human capital analytics can unlock greater returns for PE-backed organizations. In this session, you'll learn: ?? How to improve culture to drive financial results ?? Leveraging AI-driven insights to optimize teams and transform operations ?? Overcoming cultural challenges in buy-and-build strategies for smoother integration ?? Using assessment tools to address leadership gaps before they impact performance Don’t miss these actionable insights for private equity leaders to get more out of their human capital! ?? Thursday, February 27 | 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT ?? Register now: https://lnkd.in/daWCvFpH ? #PrivateEquity #TheCrucible #Talent #HumanCapital #LeadershipDevelopment

How are portco executives thinking about compensation? At Falcon, we’re seeing shifts in how portco executives view compensation concerns — and it’s creating new challenges and opportunities for sponsors to navigate.? ?? Non-executive salaries are typically reviewed annually, while executive salary adjustments are often infrequent, if they happen at all.? ?? Half of executives report that their annual bonuses don’t incentivize outperformance because payouts are capped at the target amount.? ??? Only 59% of sponsors set criteria for annual performance bonuses on both MBOs and EBITDA rather than EBITDA alone, even though MBOs can be a powerful alignment tool.? What this means for you: ?? Sponsors: Consider aligning incentives by combining EBITDA- and MBO-based bonuses while adding upside for budget outperformance. ?? Executives: Look closely at bonus structures when negotiating compensation and ?assess the viability of bonus targets, regardless of whether they include MBOs or are limited to EBITDA plans. ? ? Swipe through our carousel for more insights ??? #PrivateEquity #CompensationTrends #ExecutiveLeadership #Alignment

?? Private equity-backed executives — this is your LAST chance to weigh in on this year’s Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives Survey! Share your anonymous feedback and influence how PE firms engage with leadership. More and more blue-chip funds are taking note of this research in our third year running of this report. Make sure to take 5 minutes so your experiences and opinions can have an impact! #PrivateEquity #ExecutiveInsights #Top50