Hiring Private Equity CFOs: How to Reduce the Complications

In 2024, Raines’ Financial Officers Practice saw a significant increase in Private Equity-related Chief Financial Officer executive search and coaching assignments. Our pipeline in January of 2025 indicates even more activity in the year ahead for hiring Private Equity CFOs. Most often, it is the Private Equity firm initiating the decision to replace a CFO, and the chronically tight CFO market has led more PE firms to ask for advice on their CFO hiring processes. Our new report identifies common complications and our recommendations for a faster, more effective, and more efficient search process.

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