AoPEX
Free diagnostic

Are you ready for a private equity backed role?

Ten questions. Two minutes. An honest read on whether a sponsor would back you — and what to fix first if the answer is “not yet”.

Ranges only. No company names, no exact figures. Nothing leaves your browser until you choose to send it.

Your sponsor track record

Funds back people who already work the way funds work.

1Have you worked with private equity sponsors before?
2How do you feel about replacing part of your team with stronger hires?
3Sponsors move in weeks, not quarters. How do you make decisions?
4Why do you want a sponsor-backed role?
Running the business on numbers

A sponsor judges you monthly against a plan — on cash as much as on profit.

5“I can deliver my budget and numbers — or close to it — on a regular basis.”
6How closely do you manage cash, not just reported profit?
7A sponsor wants a monthly board pack measured against plan. How comfortable are you defending it?
8A fund hands you a 100-day plan and a value-creation plan. What is your role in it?
How you get paid

In a sponsor-backed role a large share of your reward is equity — and the paperwork decides whether you keep it.

9“I need stability from cash payments.”
10Do you know how you personally get paid at an exit — vesting, leaver terms, the waterfall?
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