Controllership in PE-Owned Portfolio Companies ? The Hold Period (Controller's Playbook)

Erosh, William

/ ISBN 13: 9798994497739

Edité par Divine Creativity LLC, 2026

N° de réf. du vendeur I-9798994497739

Synopsis :

Most controllers in PE-backed businesses are flying blind — and it's costing their companies millions in enterprise value at exit.

If you're a controller at a sponsor-owned business, you already know the feeling.

The reporting cadence is brutal. The covenants are unforgiving. The sponsor wants answers you're not sure how to give. And nobody handed you a playbook for any of it.

Because here's the truth: nothing in your public company or founder-owned business experience fully prepared you for this.

The PE-backed environment is a completely different game — and the stakes are higher than anything you've dealt with before.

Leverage amplifies every mistake. The exit clock is always ticking. And your technical precision directly impacts equity returns for everyone in the room.

This book was written specifically for you.

Hold Period is the only quasi-technical guide written exclusively for controllers navigating the unique complexities of sponsor ownership — from the first 100 days through a clean sell-side exit.

This isn't generic accounting theory. It's a battle-tested, chapter-by-chapter framework covering every high-stakes challenge PE controllers face that nobody else is talking about — ASC 805 purchase price allocations, software capitalization controls, debt modification accounting, covenant headroom sensitivity, Adjusted EBITDA governance, add-on integration mechanics, and the full sell-side QoE process.

This book is your step-by-step operational guide through the entire hold period lifecycle.

It doesn't just tell you what to know — it tells you exactly what to do, when to do it, and how to defend it when the pressure is on.

Each chapter ends with concrete action steps you can implement immediately, so you're never left wondering where to start.

Whether you're 30 days into a new PE-backed role or 18 months out from a planned exit, this book will get you unstuck, sharpen your technical authority, and position you as the indispensable finance leader your sponsor didn't know they needed.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Controllership in PE-Owned Portfolio ...
Éditeur : Divine Creativity LLC
Date d'édition : 2026
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New