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From Plateau to Acceleration: A PE Playbook for Unlocking Predictable Financial Growth
Jul 7, 2025 2:51:24 PM | Posted by The Chief Outsider
In a recent episode of Dream and Soar with Chuck and Friends, Chuck sat down with Craig Levinsohn, Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer at Chief Outsiders, to unpack one of the most pressing questions in private equity today:
“How can portfolio companies achieve their next phase of growth—and do it predictably, consistently, at scale, and profitably?”
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Madison Dearborn Taps Nielsen President as Executive Partner
Apr 18, 2017 1:23:00 PM — The former President of Nielsen Holding joins the Chicago-based private equity firm to help source and develop opportunities in data and business analytics. Madison Dearborn Partners recently announced that John Lewis, the former Global President of Nielsen Holdings, will join the firm as an Executive Partner to help find and manage information services opportunities.
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