Nick Leopard, left, founder and CEO of Accordion, and Atul Aggarwal, the company’s president, shown seated in the company’s New York headquarters. Photo: justine knight photographyAs private-equity firms intensify their focus on performance of businesses they back, the finance chiefs at those companies increasingly feel the heat to deliver as markets shift. “CFOs are under more pressure than ever before,” said Nick Leopard , chief executive of private markets consulting firm Accordion. “They’re not expected to [just] close the books anymore. They need to be more focused on strategic issues.”

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Persons: Nick Leopard, Atul Aggarwal, justine, ”, “ They’re Locations: York