Value Creation – Alternative (VC-A) is pleased to announce a new partnership with You Are Capital (YAC) to launch the VDD Fund, a dedicated investment vehicle designed to pre-finance Vendor Due Diligence (VDD) in M&A transactions. The teaser will be available for download directly from the website. The fund concept and teaser position this as...
Author: Christophe Schwoertzig
The Missing Piece: How Cross-Pollination Reveals “Unknown-Unknowns” Growth
Most growth strategies are built on what leaders can already see. They start with the familiar questions: Where can we expand? Which adjacent products should we launch? Which competitors should we acquire? Which investors might fund us? That’s sensible—until it isn’t. Because the biggest value-creation moves often come from a different place: not from the...
300+ Sell-Sides – Exclusive for VC-A Members
Value Creation – Alternative (VC-A) has entered a strategic partnership with a leading US-based M&A platform, providing privileged access to 300+ active sell-side mandates (SMEs and mid-market). This complements VC-A’s existing proprietary dealflow sourced through our global network of 1,200+ Members. Those sell-side mandates are exclusive to VC-A Members. If you are not yet a...
A Look Ahead: What’s Coming in 2026
🌟 Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year 2026. At Value Creation – Alternative (VC-A), we’re kicking off the new year with a series of forward-looking initiatives designed to unlock value for entrepreneurs, corporates, fund managers, and investors alike: 350+ new sell-side opportunities across Europe, Asia, and LATAM (mid-market, sector-agnostic)...
Key Lessons from IESE’s Family Business Conference 2025
Last weekend, I attended the 2025 IESE Family Business Conference in Barcelona — a thought-provoking gathering of owners, advisors, and academics exploring the evolving governance of family-owned enterprises. Here are my key take-aways: 1. Rob Lachenauer’s “Kite” Framework – A Compass for Family Owners One of the most resonant insights came from Rob Lachenauer (BanyanGlobal),...