Full Interview: What Is A Senior Operating Partners Role At A Private Equity Firm?

How do private equity firms interact with portfolio companies? In this episode of Well Capitalized, MCM interviews Harry Shimp, Senior Operating Partner at MCM Capital who discusses:

• What is a Senior Operating Partner in a private equity firm? (2:14)
• How important is communication? (4:39)
• What type of information should be communicated to the PE firm? (6:26)
• What is the appropriate frequency of communication with the PE firm? (10:22)
• Why does a Senior Operating Partner have weekly calls? (12:58)
• What attributes make a business attractive to a Senior Operating Partner at a PE fund? (14:45)
• How does a Senior Operator get involved in a business? (18:29)
• How does a company maintain its culture after a change in ownership? (20:06)
• What advice would you give to a business owner looking to sell to a PE Firm? (22:18)

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