A Senior Vice President (SVP) at Douglas Private Equity Advisors asked Marisa Sanchez, a new associate, to exercise due diligence on a deal he needs to bring before the investment committee that will include the SVP, the firm’s owner and founder and others. The meeting is going to held just before yearly bonus season. Marisa encountered a dilemma when her due diligence results disclosed to her that her boss, the SVP, has prepared false information about the market and that the pricing should be significantly less than he is advocating. The SVP asks her to present the numbers in a way to attract the committee. Now Marisa needs to choose, when asked at the board meeting, what to say and how.
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