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Private equity and value creation: myth or reality?

Tribune Funds Magazine - Private equity and value creation: myth or reality?

December 2, 2025
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Private equity is often accused of creating value solely through financialization: leverage, increased debt, taking advantage of growth in valuation multiples, etc.

Against the backdrop of the specter of a "bubble."

However, this simplistic interpretation overlooks the essential point: in most transactions, revenue and EBITDA growth remain the main drivers of performance.

In a context of declining multiples and rising rates, the value creation plan becomes even more decisive. Today, attention is therefore focused on the operational levers of value creation.

Read the opinion piece by Florian Jérôme, Private Assets Partnerships & Fund Selection Lead, AirFund, in Funds Magazine: https://fundsmagazine.optionfinance.fr/analyses/private-equity-et-creation-de-valeur-mythe-ou-realite.html

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