Every few decades, a technology arrives that doesn’t just accelerate progress, it reshapes the playing field entirely. For private equity, that moment is now. Artificial intelligence is creating what Marc Porat calls a discontinuity - a break between firms that adapt...

Finding operators with appropriate skill sets is hard. It can be the difference between winning and losing. That is why we formed the “Access Creating Executives” (ACE) program. To grow our own operators, along side our other talent programs is Access Holdings’ modern...

In the lower middle market, capital alone is no longer a differentiator. The true competitive advantage of private equity sponsorship lies in the tools, resources, and expertise a sponsor brings and in whether the portfolio company CEO chooses to engage deeply with...

In today’s private equity landscape, financial success is no longer driven by engineering alone—it's rooted in execution, alignment, and communication.

Building and scaling a modern, enduring business is full of challenges. With today’s accelerating rate of innovation and growing macro uncertainty, “change” is often the only thing that is constant. We believe that business leaders must embrace different ways of...

We are partners to our businesses. What drives their growth drives ours. The six building blocks of the “Access Modern Business Framework” provide our partner companies with the guidance and support needed to thrive in today’s fast-changing business...