Strategy Simplified
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Management Consulted
S24E11: Inside Private Equity Consulting: AI Bets, Harder Exits, and Real Diligence
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Aug 21, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail A private equity firm bought a paint company. Turned out their sales reps were handing out 50% discounts to any contractor who asked nicely. That's the kind of blind spot 3 PE leaders talk through in this episode – what actually happens once a private equity deal gets underway. Carl Evander (OC&C), Sean McDevitt (Arthur D. Little), and Dave Clement (Simon-Kucher) break down how a deal actually gets picked, checked out, and sold for a profit. You'll learn: Why the numbe...