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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.
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.
PROFESSIONALS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: SO FAR AWAY AND YET SO CLOSE
EXPERTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: SO FAR AND STILL SO CLOSE.
Web designer in India, CIO in the USA and company headquarters in Berlin. Does it work?
WAR FOR TALENTS – THE BIGGEST NO-GOS IN RECRUITING
WAR FOR TALENTS – THE BIGGEST NO-GOS IN RECRUITING Oliver Badura co-founded HAGER Executive Consulting GmbH in 1996, but left the company to pursue other career paths. Now he is back as COO. As the so-called “war for talent” continues worldwide, he reveals how to find and retain outstanding employees.
A SUMMARY OF 25 YEARS
A REVIEW OF 25 YEARS
In 1996, exactly 25 years ago, Ralf Hager founded HAGER Unternehmensberatung, which specializes in executive search. Time for a short, personal company analysis in four chapters – with a few surprising insights.
CAREER WITH A CHILD
Stefanie Nagel, Manager in the Software business unit, talks about her career path at HAGER Executive Consulting.
DO YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW YOUR TEAM WILL WORK IN THE FUTURE?
DO YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW YOUR TEAM WILL WORK IN THE FUTURE? A new generation of disruptive technologies is currently accelerating the digital transformation of the world of work and business.
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