Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business

Ted Clark, a businessman, entrepreneur, and investor with more than 40 years’ experience as a senior executive in both public and private equity owned specialty chemical companies joins Enterprise Radio. His new book is "Buy and Build CEO: Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business".This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Ted Clark discuss the following:* Why private equity? Isn’t there another way to finance a new business?* Beyond providing equity and structuring the balance sheet, what else do private equity partners bring to the business?* Why is buy and build a good strategy to develop a global business?* Is working for private equity more risky than working for a public company; what are the differences?* What do you mean when you talk about a “Purist Manager” and why is this important to buy and build growth strategies?* You built Royal through three private equity recapitalizations. How rare is that?Theodore (Ted) Clark, a businessman, entrepreneur, and investor with over 40 years of experience as a senior executive in both public and private equity-owned specialty chemicals companies. Starting as a shipping clerk, he rose through the ranks to become President & CEO of Products Research & Chemical Corporation (PRC), a global leader in aircraft and construction sealants and coatings. His new book, Buy and Build CEO: Leveraging Private Equity to Build a Winning Global Business (Dudley Court Press, Sept. 13, 2022), chronicles Clark’s 14-year adventure in the world of high-stakes, high-rewards business.Website: https://tedclarkauthor.comSocial Media Links:Twitter: @TedClarkAuthorLinkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/theodore-clarkPeople also listened to this: The Red Zone and Five Year Rule