The Current State of the Consulting Market: What Are Private Equity Investors Saying about Deals, Fund Raising and AI?

Episode notes

In this episode of Consulting Uncensored , Virtas Partners founder and CEO Neal McNamara provides an update from two recent private equity conferences on what investors are saying about the consulting industry with regards to deals, value creation, and the disruption being caused by AI. Neal shares what’s real, what’s noise, and what consulting and Office of the CFO leaders need to pay attention to next. To read the full show notes and explore more resources on consulting, private equity, and growth, visit the Virtas Partners website:

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