If success in private equity's early days was as much about calculated bravado as it was about
financial acuity, the modern buyout executive has to master a slightly different equation.
Forward - thinking idea generator with deep
financial acuity and unique background in sales and marketing operations, skilled in envisioning and executing growth strategy and scrutinizing information to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
There is also an expectation that the corporate legal department will act with
financial acuity, with the ability to manage its budget effectively.
And it probably doesn't flatter
my financial acuity to admit I never made the change.