CEO Weekly Outlook

This Monday, we’re reading about the “bumpy truth” of startup growth. Startup founders talk about failing fast. But according to Fast Company, flailing often seems to be a more accurate description of most companies’ trajectories. 

Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer discusses how to groom touchy-feely millennials for the next generation of leadership.

Business Insights

• CEO pay continues to rise
• Run your next meeting like Steve Jobs
• Activist investors are setting their sights on real estate
• What kind of leaders will millennials be in 10 years?
• Productivity is soaring… in some workplaces
• The gig economy hasn’t taken over the workplace yet
• Female CEOs find stock-based pay harder to get
• Even partial holocracy can have benefits

Transaction Toolbox

• Breaking down debt, equity, and startup money
• A family business cashes in on the M&A boom
• Will crowdfunding be affected by the global stock market selloff?
• Pressure mounts over private equity fees
• M&A activity isn’t likely to decline
• The middle market is safe for now
• The bumpy truth of startup growth

Middle Market Move of the Week

Providence Equity Partners has agreed to sell IRONMAN, the endurance race brand, to Dalian Wanda Group for an equity value of about $650 million. IRONMAN’s flagship races are triathlons in which athletes complete a 3.9km swim, 180km bike, and 42km runs. Read the full press release.