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by John Pittman III and Brian Ottaviano: Anyone who has ever been involved in a carve-out divestiture quickly learns that carve-outs bring challenges and complexities that other divestitures do not....

By Neal McNamara and Chris Dussold, PhD Initial Public Offering: the phrase itself induces images of potential wealth creation – both for the private shareholders pre-offering new owners...

First in a series on culture Culture is the new differentiator, the real reason to choose to work at one firm vs another. As we are looking to add to the team at Virtas Partners, we are meeting with...

CHICAGO, June 3, 2019: Virtas Partners announces it has moved its headquarters location in Chicago to 205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2600, as the firm continues to grow. Virtas Partners is a...

NEW YORK CITY, May 16, 2019: Virtas Partners announces the hiring of Michael C. Bellach as Managing Director of its newly established New York metro office. Virtas Partners is a trusted advisory...

CHICAGO, April 29, 2019: Steve Hodkinson has joined Virtas Partners as Managing Director. Virtas Partners is an advisory firm helping clients successfully navigate key transitions, including...

ATLANTA, March 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtas Partners announces the hiring of the leader of its Atlanta office. John Pittman III joins Virtas Partners as Managing Director, responsible for...

At a recent event in Chicago organized by Ravinia Capital, my firm Virtas Partners presented on "How to Prepare for an Exit or Capital Transaction before Taking it to Market." Here is one of the...

We have seen activity pick up across all forms of "exits" -- including carve-outs, private company sales and IPOs. We are also continuing to see a lack of preparation for the exit process—resulting...

Financier Worldwide Magazine FW moderates a discussion on creating value in PE exits with Neal McNamara and Tim Czmiel of Virtas Partners, and C. Craig Lilly and Michael J. Fieweger of Baker...