Interview | What Winning PE Firms Will Do Differently in 2030: Insights from Will Harman

AI may be dominating boardroom conversations and budgets, but according to Will Harman, CEO and Founder of Trusted Value Creation, the firms generating sustainable returns in 2026 are the ones staying focused on the fundamentals: operational discipline, margin visibility, negotiation capability, and execution.

In this exclusive interview, Will provides a candid look at where firms are still getting it wrong and what differentiates those that consistently outperform. The interview also tackles one of the industry's biggest challenges today: separating AI use cases that genuinely improve revenue and margins from those that simply create more complexity and cost.

Download the interview to learn:

• How PE firms can unlock EBITDA growth through operational levers like contract analytics, negotiation capability, and cross-functional optimisation
• Why many AI initiatives fail to deliver measurable returns and where AI is actually creating operational value
• How leading firms are identifying hidden operational risks, reducing margin leakage, and embedding scalable value creation across portfolios

In a market shaped by tighter multiples, inflationary pressure, supply shocks, and increasing LP scrutiny, operational execution has never mattered more. Download the interview now to discover the practical strategies PE leaders are using to drive value creation in 2026 and beyond.