A survey of private equity backed businesses
In the wake of the coronavirus we saw PE firms investing further in their portfolio companies, as well as making new investments. We wanted to understand what the past 18 months had been like from the businesses perspective and what it was like working with a PE fund through this challenging period.
In May 2021, RSM surveyed 68 executive board members from a range of private equity (PE) backed portfolio companies. The results from the survey help paint a picture of how private equity firms have supported their portfolio throughout the pandemic and what the future looks like for their relationships.
We set out to answer the following questions:
- Were PE firms good partners through this period or were they passive?
- Where they were supportive, how was their support delivered and has the business benefitted overall?