THE ESG MANAGER IN PRIVATE EQUITY - COMPANION FILES
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WHAT IS IN THE ARCHIVE

1. The book's workbook, corrected
   What_the_Exit_Is_Actually_Worth.xlsx    Chapters 10 and 14, Appendix G
   00_START_HERE.md                        what changed is at the end

2. Blank_Model_Set/  (new)
   What_the_Exit_Is_Actually_Worth_Blank.xlsx
   The same model with every input emptied, for your own company and programme.
   The checks sheet counts what is still missing and tests what holds for any
   inputs. The book's figures are in book_inputs.txt.

3. Working_Documents.pdf  (new)
   Twelve printable pages: screening and risk assessment, the full diligence
   checklist, the IC paper section, the post-completion action list with the
   hundred days, the company that does not engage, the value creation plan,
   the core metric set and data dictionary, the collection calendar and
   validation log, the abatement cost curve, the incident protocol and the
   first seventy-two hours, exit readiness and the data room, and the first
   ninety days. A4, fits Letter.

4. Forty_Questions.xlsx  (new)
   Forty questions across the book, marked by the file as you type.

5. Cases/  (new)
   Case_1_Paid_Twice.xlsx                              Chapter 8
   Case_2_The_Curve_Not_Drawn.xlsx                     Chapter 12
   Case_3_The_Target_The_Deal_Team_Must_Fail.xlsx      Chapter 12, Appendix F
   Each case: the note on the first sheet, the model after it, checks at the end.

The files open in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets and Numbers. No macros.
