Private equity workshops for leadership teams

Understand how investors think — as a team.

Practical workshops that help founders, executives and boards understand how investors think, evaluate opportunities and make capital allocation decisions.
Designed for organisations preparing for growth, capital raising, acquisition or exit.

Understanding the investor mindset creates better business decisions.

Many leadership teams make critical strategic decisions without fully understanding how investors assess value, risk and growth potential. These workshops close that gap.

What participants learn

The investor's curriculum.

01

How private equity works

The mechanics, structures and incentives behind the asset class.

02

How investors evaluate companies

The lens used to assess value, quality and durability.

03

Value creation strategies

Where real value is built across the ownership period.

04

Capital raising fundamentals

What it takes to be ready, and what investors expect.

05

Due diligence insights

What gets tested, and where deals are won or lost.

06

Exit planning

Preparing a business — and a team — for a successful exit.

07

Management team expectations

What investors look for in the people they back.

Flexible delivery options

Choose the format that fits your team.

60–90 minutes

Executive briefing

A focused introduction to investor thinking for a senior leadership group.

Half day

Half-day workshop

A practical session covering investor evaluation and value creation.

Full day

Full-day leadership workshop

A complete program across PE mechanics, capital raising and exit.

Tailored

Custom board session

A bespoke session designed around a board’s specific agenda.

Who should attend

Founders

CEOs

CFOs

COOs

Board members

Executive teams

Family business leaders

Business owners

From someone who has sat on both sides of the table

Three decades of investing, acquisitions and growth — taught, not theorised.

Mark Richardson’s experience spans more than three decades of private equity investing, acquisitions and strategic growth initiatives. Your team learns the frameworks from someone who has applied them with real capital at stake.

Capital invested
$ 0 B
Successful exits
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PE experience
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Equip your leadership team

Give your executives investor thinking.

A practical understanding of how investors assess businesses, allocate capital and create value — delivered to your team.