outlook & analysis

non-equity partners: a growing trend

the right way and many wrong ways that firms handle non-equity partner strategies.

a new analysis of data in the current rosenberg map survey shows that the number of firms adopting non-equity partners is surging. some 78% of firms over $20 million now have non-equity partners, as well as 61% of firms from $10 million to $20 million.

 

percentage of firms with non-equity partners
(rosenberg map survey)

 


> $20m

$10–20m

$2–10m

all firms

2012-2013 report

78%

61%

39%

46%

2008-2009 report

47%

33%

37%

in this report by marc rosenberg:

  1. a brief history and current status report on the trend.
  2. how the non-equity partner position is commonly used.
  3. how a non-equity partner becomes an equity partner.
  4. why the non-equity partner concept works.
  5. how the non-equity partner concept can fail.
  6. the 11-point comparison: equity vs. non-equity partners defined.