Hey 👋 I'm Preston Leahy.

I'm a private equity operator and investor with over a decade of experience working inside PE-backed companies — as a CFO, operator, and value creation partner. I've sat in the room where the hard decisions get made, and I've learned what actually moves the needle on free cash flow, EBITDA, and enterprise value.

The Portfolio Value Creation Report is where I share the hidden operating levers that sponsors and portco leadership teams use to compress timelines and maximize returns — distilled into a weekly newsletter that's direct, practical, and free of fluff.

Whether you're a PE investor, a portco CFO, or an operator trying to understand what your sponsors actually care about — this is the weekly briefing I wish I'd had earlier in my career.

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• Preston Leahy