Private Equity & Operational Excellence
Leadership That Accelerates Value Creation
Private equity creates urgency. Leadership determines outcomes. AEI helps executives and leadership teams navigate complexity, align around strategic priorities, and drive performance during the moments that matter most, from acquisition and integration to growth and exit.
AEI tailors every engagement to the organization's specific needs and stage of growth. Our private equity-focused solutions include executive coaching, leadership assessments, CEO integration, team effectiveness, transaction readiness, succession planning, and organizational transformation, ensuring leaders receive the support needed to drive performance and create value.
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Assess Leadership Readiness
Establish a compelling shared purpose and clear priorities that align leaders around what matters most, creating focus, commitment, and strategic execution.
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Accelerate Leader Integration
Define roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes that enable productive collaboration, mutual accountability, and effective execution.
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Drive Operational Excellence
Align people, processes, and execution to improve efficiency, increase accountability, and deliver sustainable business results.
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Prepare for a Successful Transaction
Help leaders navigate the sale process by strengthening executive readiness, aligning stakeholders, and maintaining organizational performance during critical periods of change.
Meet Our Lead Private Equity Consultant
David "Sol" Solomon
David brings more than 35 years of experience as a CEO, advisor, and M&A practitioner. Formerly CEO of Lazard Middle Market, he has led organizations through growth, transformation, acquisitions, and successful exits. At AEI, David partners with private equity firms, portfolio company CEOs, and leadership teams to accelerate performance, strengthen execution, and maximize value creation throughout the investment lifecycle.
Highlights:
- Former CEO, Lazard Middle Market
- 35+ Years of CEO and M&A Experience
- Expert in Growth, Organizational Effectiveness, and Value Creation
- Advisor to Private Equity Firms and Portfolio Company Leadership Teams