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| The Private Equity Practice serves venture capital and principal investing firms as well as institutional investors across the globe. We also offer a broad range of services to private equity portfolio companies. |
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| Services for Private Equity Firms |
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Strategy/Organization
We help private equity firms develop and refine their strategy and find the right organizational configuration to implement it. We also help firms make business process enhancements and address integration issues at each stage of the investment process. |
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Opportunity Scans
We help private equity partners identify winning opportunities in specific industries and geographies and quickly quantify turnaround potential. |
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Deal Assessment and Due Diligence
When private equity firms make acquisitions or invest, we perform strategic due diligence, evaluating product positioning and competitive threats and opportunities. We also provide confirmatory due diligence by evaluating management capabilities, benchmarking operational performance, interviewing customers and suppliers, and validating business models and projections. |
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Cross-Portfolio Support
We can help firms increase the value of their portfolio by taking a cross-portfolio perspective. Using detailed diagnostics, we identify financial, operational, technological, and strategic performance opportunities. |
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| Services for Portfolio Companies |
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Growth Strategy
Our consultants help assess and select target market opportunities as well as define products or service lines. |
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Go-To-Market Strategy
We help portfolio companies clarify their value proposition and segment focus, design indirect channels, and select appropriate partners for sales, distribution, and development. We also help establish an optimal pricing strategy for new products or services. |
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(Re)positioning
Whether a portfolio company is developing an initial market positioning or working to reposition itself, our consultants help assess market opportunities and the company's assets and competitive situation. We also help develop a game plan for creating new market opportunities. |
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Organizational Effectiveness
We help determine an optimal organizational structure, along with appropriate performance metrics and business processes. We also assess a company's people and skills, looking at capabilities and requirements. |
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Product Development
By instituting disciplined processes, our teams help portfolio companies enhance product quality and productivity. We assess and give focus to R&D efforts, and we ensure that pricing is customer and market driven. |
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Operations Improvement
We benchmark a company's operations and establish best practices in purchasing, manufacturing, call/contact centers, and supply-chain management. After determining the optimal business model, we formulate a plan for improvement through outsourcing, partners and alliances, or other methods. |
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Business Building
Our teams help portfolio companies establish and build businesses based on new ideas and concepts. Our industry knowledge and analytical skills are critical as portfolio companies strive to balance strategy and action when setting up new businesses. |
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