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The Private Equity Playbook

The Private Equity Playbook

by Adam Coffey

★★★★★ 4.6 · 1,248 ratings on Amazon
🏆 Bestseller in Private Equity

About This Book

Private equity firms are on the rise and rapidly changing the game. Today more than 5,500 P.E. firms own tens of thousands of companies, so it is essential for CEOs and senior management executives to understand exactly how private equity firms operate. This invaluable resource can help you devise a winning P.E. game plan for your own company that offers you greater freedom and financial success. CEO Adam Coffey has almost twenty years of experience building businesses for private equity companies. In this authoritative yet approachable handbook, he covers:

  • The history and landscape of private equity
  • Ground rules for finding the right firm to partner with
  • Techniques for navigating the new governance
  • Strategies for continued growth in the private equity space
  • And more.
The Private Equity Playbook provides all the coaching you'll need to compete and win on this new playing field.

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Adam Coffey

Adam Coffey

President and CEO, bestselling author, and acclaimed guest speaker Adam Coffey is known for building high-performance cultures and driving transformative growth. Currently, Coffey leads CoolSys, a commercial refrigeration and HVAC service company. During his four-year tenure, CoolSys has increased revenue by 239% and EBITDA by 376% while growing to more than 3,000 employees. In April 2019, Coffey led the company through private equity sale from the Audax Group (Boston) to Ares Management (NYSE: ARES).
A licensed general contractor, pilot, former GE executive, alumnus of the UCLA Anderson Executive Program, veteran of the US Army, husband, and father of three, Coffey lives in Westlake, Texas.

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