Panel 06 | Operating partner guidelines for portfolio companies to be exit-ready

October 20, 2026
Value Creation
  • Exploring the drivers of exit success and how to be exit-ready, not exit-reactive
  • Uncovering strategic roadmaps 12–24 months before sale to improve exit valuations
  • Achieving alignment with your firm’s strategy and how it impacts exit preparation: how are you working with management teams?
  • How is AI strategy emerging as a key exit differentiator? What AI exit-readiness challenges are you seeing?
  • Discussing differences in exit strategies based on company sizes, sectors, and market conditions
  • Are there repeated playbooks for exit preparation you have used? How do you overcome roadblocks and challenges to value realization?
Moderator
Chris Dente
Chris Dente, Americas Private Equity Consulting Leader - EY
Speakers
Marc Jourlait
Marc Jourlait, Operating Partner - The Riverside Company
Andrew Walshe
Andrew Walshe, Operating Partner – Finance Leader - Stellex Capital Management
Carsten Weber
Carsten Weber, Senior Technology Advisor - Private Equity - Ares Management
Chris Westington
Chris Westington, Director of Value Creation - BCI