💸Value Creation: A Personal Playbook from the Past 25 Years
PE isn’t broken. But the rules have changed—and most firms haven’t.I’ve spent 25 years in value creation: → In a PE-backed manufacturing company → As part of a SWAT team transforming a global tech firm → Inside banks and insurers where value creation often gets lost in translationI’ve seen what works (and what absolutely doesn’t).The debt-load-and-cut playbook is dead.Multiple expansion is over.And LPs are done waiting for magic.Now, value creation means: ⚙️ Launching new revenue streams 🤖 Using AI to drive precision and speed 📲 Building digital into the core—not just around the edges 💡 Thinking like an operator, not a spreadsheet jockeyToo many portcos still run like it’s 2005.The PE firms that actually build businesses?They’ll be the ones who raise again.👉 I wrote about what I’ve learned, what’s broken, and where the real value is—inside and outside of PE.Peggy Van de Plassche is a seasoned advisor with over 20 years of experience in financial services, healthcare, and technology. She specializes in guiding boards and C-suite executives through transformational change, leveraging technology and capital allocation to drive growth and innovation. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, Peggy also brings unique expertise in navigating complex issues and fostering public-private partnerships—key elements in shaping the Future of Business. Her skill set includes strategic leadership, capital allocation, transaction advisory, technology integration, and governance. Notable clients include BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. For more information, visit peggyvandeplassche.com. #privateequity #privatemarkets #alternativeinvestments #investing #investments #invest #venturecapital #investor #entrepreneur #digitaltransformation #ai #exit #tech #technology #finance #financialservices #healthcare
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💪 Tariffs aren’t the only way to push back.
💪 Tariffs aren’t the only way to push back. Sometimes, Canada needs to put its elbows up—with policy.In the face of rising tariffs, trade weaponization, and U.S.-centric tech monopolies, what if there was a smarter way to fight back?📘 Inspired by a great Financial Times article, I dug into one of the most underused levers on the table: repealing anti-circumvention laws—a technical, deeply strategic move that could reshape digital trade on our terms.These laws were introduced to appease U.S. trade demands (DMCA, USMCA, ring a bell?). But in doing so, we gave up too much:💰 Locked ourselves out of a $100B+ global repair economy📉 Suppressed Canadian innovation🧩 Increased our dependence on foreign tech ecosystemsAnyone who's tried to fix their AirPods Max, washing machine, or printer knows the frustration. These laws protect monopoly margins—not users, not local economies.🇨🇦 It's time for Canada to get elbows up. Not with tit-for-tat tariffs. But with principled, high-impact policy that reclaims our digital sovereignty and empowers consumers and innovators alike. 🔧 Bonus: yes, the image captures the mood perfectly.#SmartRetaliation #RightToRepair #InnovationPolicy #DigitalSovereignty #CanadaTrade #DMCA #IPReform #Newsletter #ElbowsUp #StrategicRegulationPeggy Van de Plassche is a seasoned advisor with over 20 years of experience in financial services, healthcare, and technology. She specializes in guiding boards and C-suite executives through transformational change, leveraging technology and capital allocation to drive growth and innovation. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, Peggy also brings unique expertise in navigating complex issues and fostering public-private partnerships—key elements in shaping the Future of Business. Her skill set includes strategic leadership, capital allocation, transaction advisory, technology integration, and governance. Notable clients include BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. For more information, visit peggyvandeplassche.com. #privateequity #privatemarkets #alternativeinvestments #investing #investments #invest #venturecapital #investor #entrepreneur #digitaltransformation #ai #exit #tech #technology #finance #financialservices #healthcare
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🎨 3 Books on Art That Will Open Your Mind and Lift Your Spirit
Art doesn’t just decorate our walls. It reshapes the way we see the world—and ourselves. 🎨I recently read three extraordinary books that cracked open my understanding of creativity, value, and human connection: ✅ Poor Artists by Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad ✅ Get the Picture by Bianca Bosker ✅ The Art Thief by Michael FinkelEach offers a different lens: 🔍 The economic realities behind who gets to create 🔍 The wonder (and confusion) of contemporary art 🔍 The almost primal obsession beauty can igniteIf you’re looking for books that will open your mind, lift your spirit, and change the way you experience art—this list is for you.Because sometimes, the real masterpiece is the shift happening inside us. 🌟#ArtBooks #Creativity #ArtWorld #ContemporaryArt #PersonalGrowth #MindExpansion #BooksWorthReading #CultureAndCreativityPeggy Van de Plassche is a seasoned advisor with over 20 years of experience in financial services, healthcare, and technology. She specializes in guiding boards and C-suite executives through transformational change, leveraging technology and capital allocation to drive growth and innovation. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, Peggy also brings unique expertise in navigating complex issues and fostering public-private partnerships—key elements in shaping the Future of Business. Her skill set includes strategic leadership, capital allocation, transaction advisory, technology integration, and governance. Notable clients include BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. For more information, visit peggyvandeplassche.com. #privateequity #privatemarkets #alternativeinvestments #investing #investments #invest #venturecapital #investor #entrepreneur #digitaltransformation #ai #exit #tech #technology #finance #financialservices #healthcare
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🌱 Good News in Healthcare: A Reminder to Look for the Light
Good news in healthcare doesn’t always make the headlines — but it’s happening all around us. 🌿In the last decade alone, we’ve seen seismic shifts: ✅ Psychedelics are redefining mental health care. ✅ Early cancer detection technologies are saving lives. ✅ Women’s health research is finally getting the representation it deserves. ✅ Aging science is moving from lifespan to healthspan. ✅ Generative AI is reshaping healthcare into a proactive, human-centered model.While the headlines are often dark, real, transformational progress is unfolding — if we choose to look for it.I explored these breakthroughs in my latest podcast.Because the world we focus on is the world we help create. 🌟#HealthcareInnovation #FutureOfHealth #PsychedelicTherapy #EarlyDetection #LongevityScience #WomensHealth #AIinHealthcare #PositiveTrends #Wellbeing #HumanisticHealthcarePeggy Van de Plassche is a seasoned advisor with over 20 years of experience in financial services, healthcare, and technology. She specializes in guiding boards and C-suite executives through transformational change, leveraging technology and capital allocation to drive growth and innovation. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, Peggy also brings unique expertise in navigating complex issues and fostering public-private partnerships—key elements in shaping the Future of Business. Her skill set includes strategic leadership, capital allocation, transaction advisory, technology integration, and governance. Notable clients include BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. For more information, visit peggyvandeplassche.com. #privateequity #privatemarkets #alternativeinvestments #investing #investments #invest #venturecapital #investor #entrepreneur #digitaltransformation #ai #exit #tech #technology #finance #financialservices #healthcare
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🚨 Through the Trump Prism: Why “Business as Usual” Is a Dangerous Illusion
“It doesn’t change anything.” That’s the response I keep getting from global investors when I ask how they’re adjusting to the Trump administration’s return.But here’s the truth: everything is already changing.📉 Buy America. 📉 Tariffs. 📉 Stock market volatility. 📉 Private market redemption spikes.Saying it doesn’t affect your investment strategy isn’t confidence—it’s denial.We’re not in the world as we wish it were. We’re in the world as it is.And in this world, strategic adaptation is not optional. It’s essential.In my latest newsletter, I unpack what investors and business leaders must consider now—including shifting allocation patterns, difficulties in pricing private assets, and why liquidity and optionality matter more than ever.👀 Read it here → [link in comments] Then ask yourself: Are you riding the storm, or still waiting for the old bus route to resume?#InvestmentStrategy #TrumpAdministration #CapitalMarkets #PrivateEquity #Macroeconomics #BuyAmerica #AssetAllocation #PolicyRisk #GeopoliticalVolatility #ResiliencePeggy Van de Plassche is a seasoned advisor with over 20 years of experience in financial services, healthcare, and technology. She specializes in guiding boards and C-suite executives through transformational change, leveraging technology and capital allocation to drive growth and innovation. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, Peggy also brings unique expertise in navigating complex issues and fostering public-private partnerships—key elements in shaping the Future of Business. Her skill set includes strategic leadership, capital allocation, transaction advisory, technology integration, and governance. Notable clients include BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. For more information, visit peggyvandeplassche.com. #privateequity #privatemarkets #alternativeinvestments #investing #investments #invest #venturecapital #investor #entrepreneur #digitaltransformation #ai #exit #tech #technology #finance #financialservices #healthcare
Peggy Van de Plassche is a seasoned advisor with over 20 years of experience in financial services, healthcare, and technology. She specializes in guiding boards and C-suite executives through transformational change, leveraging technology and capital allocation to drive growth and innovation. A founding board member of Invest in Canada, Peggy also brings unique expertise in navigating complex issues and fostering public-private partnerships—key elements in shaping the Future of Business. Her skill set includes strategic leadership, capital allocation, transaction advisory, technology integration, and governance. Notable clients include BMO, CI Financial, HOOPP, OMERS, GreenShield Canada, Nicola Wealth, and Power Financial. For more information, visit peggyvandeplassche.com.
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