NEWS & INSIGHTS
The Due Diligence Private Equity Still Gets Wrong: Human Capital
Most due diligences can slice the numbers a thousand ways. Markets, models, margins – all dissected surgical precision. But the one factor that decides whether any of it turns into performance — the people expected to deliver — is still often checked last, or lightly, or not at all.
Here’s the quiet contradiction in private equity: Financial DD predicts potential. Human Capital DD predicts reality. And the gap between the two is where value is most often lost.
The due diligence that private equity still underestimates: human capital
In private equity, financial and commercial due diligence primarily analyse potential. However, whether this potential is realised is decided solely by the organisation that is to implement it. Human capital due diligence reveals whether leadership, roles and culture are actually capable of delivering value enhancement plans – or whether this is precisely where the latest and most expensive loss of value occurs.
Japan meets Berlin-Brandenburg
The “Japan meets Berlin-Brandenburg” network demonstrates how active exchange between Germany and Japan functions. In conversation, Anne Pomsel, Marko Gretzschel, and Daniel Norpoth explain how the DJW promotes economic cooperation, cultural understanding, and sustainable relationships. A look behind the scenes of a network that builds bridges where others see boundaries.
8 DIGITALE TRENDS UND INNOVATIONEN FÜR 2022
Wir von HAGER schauen auf die wichtigsten digitalen Trends in 2022 – und die spannendsten digitalen Trends von Dekarbonisierung bis Tokenisierung stellen wir Ihnen vor.
7 Persönliche Fragen an Daniel Kutschenko
I see it as a great privilege to immerse myself in the world of my interviewees with confidence. Accordingly, I like to ask my interviewees about their personal recipe for success.
ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGIES
ACCELERATING THE CONVERSION IN RENEWABLE ENERGY Will the transition to renewable energy make the industry more female or more diverse?
BEST PERFORMANCE IN SERIES – HAGER ONCE AGAIN NAMED BEST PERSONNEL CONSULTANCY 2021
In December, WirtschaftsWoche named HAGER BEST PERSONNEL CONSULTING 2021 in seven categories for the fifth time in a row,
Onboarding at HAGER from the perspective of a personnel consulting expert
Ulf Gissel, Senior Consultant in the Business Unit Energy, joined the Executive Team of HAGER Executive Consulting at the beginning of July 2021 and reports on his first 100 days.
LET’S TALK REAL ESTATE
Sahar Zabler, Business Unit Manager Construction & Real Estate at HAGER Executive Consulting, explains why the industry has been slow to respond to digitalization and what opportunities and challenges it presents.
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