The First 90 Days as a CFO: No Induction Period in Private Equity
Jas Burston is CFO of Go City, a PE-backed travel business, having spent over two decades building her finance career at brands including TK Maxx, Domino's and TUI before landing her first CFO role. ...
27 Jul 42min
The CFO to CEO Shift Nobody Tells You About
Simon Loveridge stepped into the CEO seat at Rafter Group, a PE-backed self-storage business operating across five European markets, after joining as CFO. The insight at the heart of his transition: a...
2 Jul 58min
How This CFO Sold LoveFilm to Amazon
Jim Buckle has spent 25 years building a CFO career that defies the obvious path. He started at KPMG, moved to the BBC, then Dell, ran a startup that collapsed in six months, turned around Property Fi...
18 Jun 47min
3 Things No One Tells You About a PE Exit as CFO
Exit readiness is not a six-week project. Dominic Wilkinson, CFO of Team Sport, the UK's largest indoor go-karting brand, shares what it actually takes to be PE-backed and exit-ready at the same time,...
4 Jun 38min
What Makes a Great PE-Backed CFO? 2 Veterans Answer
Everybody wants to be a CFO. Almost nobody is prepared for what the job actually demands. Alex Gersh has led a Nasdaq IPO at Sportradar, the merger of Betfair and Paddy Power, and the £2.7 billion sa...
5 Mai 1h 2min
What Private Equity Actually Expects From Its CFO
Victoria Bell has led finance functions through growth, turnaround, and exit across some of Europe's most demanding private equity environments. She is direct about the role in a way that most people ...
21 Apr 55min
How to Exit Without A Playbook | Stephen Loftus, CEO of Wattbike
If there is no playbook, how confident are you in running the business while preparing to sell it at the same time? Trade sales are often described as a process. In reality, they are a test of judgem...
12 Mar 1h 2min
