{"id":147752,"date":"2026-04-02T02:24:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/02\/dwfs-ceo-on-what-being-private-equity-owned-is-really-like\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T02:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:24:28","slug":"dwfs-ceo-on-what-being-private-equity-owned-is-really-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/02\/dwfs-ceo-on-what-being-private-equity-owned-is-really-like\/","title":{"rendered":"DWF&#8217;s CEO on What Being Private Equity Owned is Really Like"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Doughty talks culture, debt, investor involvement and whether PE ownership of law firms is likely to catch on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/953055395\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" 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