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Special Situations
We start from the situation a company is in, not the industry it operates in.
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Executive Search is at the heart of what we do, complemented by Leadership Assessment and Career and Leadership Development.
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Articles and publications on leadership in transformation, restructuring and private equity.
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Why do salary negotiations in private equity fail? Negotiating pay in private equity is challenging. The options are many. Unlike large companies, there’s no standard formula of “fixed plus variable plus car”. Whereas cash compensation is the focus in many industries, PE managers are driven far more by the chance to share in the value
Salary negotiations in private equity: why they fail Read More »
Salary negotiations in private equity: how to get the focus right. In our experience, two things decide the outcome: content and process. On content: What happens to my stake when the company is sold?Which risks are being balanced against which opportunities?How will an upcoming refinancing affect the value at exit?What happens to my stake if
Salary negotiations in private equity: content and process Read More »
Few topics are debated as constantly in private equity as the right way for a fund to increase the value of its direct investments. We advise funds on candidate types, organisational models and processes, and we’re always struck by how even seasoned professionals wrestle with it. Legal and tax considerations aside, that’s mainly because there’s
Value creation in private equity Read More »
Few things are debated as intensely in private equity and direct investment as how value creation in portfolio companies should be organised. Every model has its pros and cons, and the choice of model shapes who the “right” candidates are. We’ll present the most common approaches in the coming posts, looking at them from an
The cradle-to-grave model Read More »
Mit dreifacher internationaler Vorstandserfahrung, unter anderem für die IKEA Group, Vorwerk International und die Peek & Cloppenburg Gruppe, blickt Melanie Kleemann auf eine umfassende Karriere entlang der gesamten Value Chain zurück. Ihr Herzstück und ihre Leidenschaft lagen dabei seit jeher in den Bereichen kommerzielles Wachstum sowie (digitale) Transformation.
Ihre internationale Führungskompetenz wurde maßgeblich durch globale Rollen und mehrjährige Auslandsaufenthalte in Schweden und der Schweiz geprägt.
Melanie ist Partner bei TALENTspy und verantwortet die Bereiche Commercial Excellence, Consumer&Retail, Private Equity. Mit feinem Gespür für Markt-Dynamiken und exklusivem Zugang zu Spitzenkräften unterstützt sie Corporate-Entscheider, Private-Equity-Investoren, Gesellschafter und Aufsichtsräte dabei, kritische Schlüsselpositionen diskret, treffsicher und mit nachhaltigem Wertzuwachs zu besetzen.
