James Berkeley to Speak at Private Equity International’s 2016 Operating Partners Forum: Europe

London, United Kingdom, March 02, 2016 --(PR.com)-- James Berkeley, Managing Director of Ellice Consulting Limited will be moderating a panel discussion on the role, credibility and the future of Operating Partners in the value creation process. The panel session is scheduled for Tuesday, 19th April, 2016 and will be held at the Institute of Directors in London. Private Equity International's annual Operating Partners Forum has become the premier event for anyone involved with value creation in the European private equity community.

“The contribution of Operating Partners in creating value has never been higher, yet the views about their worth has never been more polarised,” notes Berkeley, an expert in the profitable growth and expansion of private equity-backed portfolio companies. “The future for Operating Partners is about 'FAST.' Formidable skills, expertise and behavioural traits. Absolute credibility with key constituents. Seductive rapport with top managers and sponsors. Tremendous return on investment. The good news, it has never been easier for Operating Partners to stand out from the crowd so long as they possess the requisite competencies and passion.”

Berkeley notes, “A long-term game plan presumes that all parties have absolute clarity about the objectives and they are quickly able to decipher the shortest route to that destination. It is no longer acceptable for top management to spend 6 months formulating strategy when it can be done in 6 hours. Hence the real value of an Operating Partner is increasingly as a catalyst for speed not just the quality of decision-making, at the portfolio company level. That places a huge emphasis on an Operating Partner’s behavioural skills in both the formulation and implementation stages of a growth strategy.”

James Berkeley helps Sponsors and top management seeking dramatic growth opportunities. He has worked extensively with private equity firms and portfolio company managers globally to achieve unprecedented top line growth, market-leading margin expansion and impressive value creation through his distinctive approaches to marketing, leveraging relationships, branding and pricing.

Whether it is consulting Sponsors and top management on profitable growth issues, critiquing value creation plans, changing pricing strategies or an enhanced focused on talent in high-performing organisations, he is known for his Profitable Growth Regime.

James’s counsel has been sort by senior executives at an array of private equity-owned businesses such as Hilton Worldwide, ASIMCO Technologies, Caesars Entertainment, CKE Restaurants and over 40 other market-leading organisations around the world.