AoPEX
Free diagnostic

How risky is your position, really?

Seventeen questions. Two minutes. An honest read on where you stand with your sponsor — and what to do about it.

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

The core eight

The questions that track sponsor pressure most closely.

1Headroom on your tightest financial covenant?
2EBITDA versus the sponsor’s plan this year?
3How long since the sponsor bought the company?
4C-suite roles changed since the acquisition?
5If the company sold today, would your incentive equity be worth anything?
6Do you know how “cause” and “bad leaver” are defined in your equity documents?
7In the last 6 months, has the sponsor added an operating partner, consultants or an interim executive — or asked for more frequent reporting?
8How old is the sponsor’s fund?
Follow-ups

The ones that turn a hunch into a diagnosis.

9Is debt maturing, or a refinancing due, within 18 months?
10Did the sponsor hire you, or did you come with the company?
11Has the deal partner who backed you left the firm?
12Have bankers been hired for an exit?
13Has the company missed a forecast in the last two quarters?
14What are your severance and non-compete terms?
Value and rewards

What your package — and your company — are really worth.

15Do you know the value of your business?
16How is your pay package compared to market?
17Within the fund, which quartile does your company perform?
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