Private Equity Strategies & Solutions

Providing comprehensive expertise at every stage of deal execution

Private equity is in our Head, Heart, Hand DNA. Our private equity consulting experts help private equity firms create greater returns at every stage in the investment life cycle, creating value and sustainable operational improvement in portfolio companies.

Traditional strategies are not enough. A New Purpose of Procurement is needed.

The purpose of Private Equity is value creation in portfolio companies, and with half of all business value originating in the external part of the value chain, smart PE firms have always leveraged procurement excellence as a way to lower costs and drive value.

However, traditional growth strategies are no longer enough to sustainably increase profits. PE firms must now penetrate much deeper into the organizational structure of their investments and optimize their business performance. New methods for increasing value are essential.

The New Purpose of Procurement focuses on Supply Chain Resilience, Sustainability and Value Creation and enables PE firms to support their portfolio companies with a complete range of levers, driving EBITDA not just through value creation but through sustainable valuation improvement.

What we do

As private capital expands at a rapid pace, private equity firms can create unprecedented value. Our advisory services cover the entire life cycle of an investment.

Pre-transaction Due Diligence and 100-day Rapid Impact Plans

Commercial Due Diligence (CDD), Operational Due Diligence (ODD), and Sustainability Due Diligence (SDD)

Pre-transaction, we conduct a comprehensive range of Due Diligence activities, for all classical industries including industrials, industrial goods, industrial technology, aviation, medical devices, healthcare, business services,plant construction, and mechanical engineering.

Commercial Due Diligence (CDD) assesses a company's commercial attractiveness to provide in-depth knowledge of the target company and the market (trends, customer, competitor, technology)in which it is positioned,

Operational Due Diligence (ODD) assesses the business model and operations of the target to ensure a good fit for the buyer. ODD is important for assessing potential in value creation in Supply chain, production and procurement. It’s also a useful tool for helping PE firms to kick-start the value creation process, in readiness for post-deal operational improvements or integration.

ESG Due Diligence (ESGDD) assesses the target company's Environmental, Social, and Governance performance, and has become an essential component of M&A deals. It helps identify existing risks not only within its own operations but throughout its entire supply chain. ESGDD becomes even more important with the proposed EUSDD proposal, in which in-scope companies would be required to conduct due diligence on the impact of their operations on human rights and the environmental risks of their 'value chain', and to adopt measures to prevent or mitigate identified adverse impacts.

During the pre-transaction phase, we add additional impact through the identification of cost reduction potentials, leading to value increase and resulting in higher margins. Our experience is that this significantly improves the leeway for investors during the acquisition process. Post-deal, we help clients develop and execute aggressive, targeted plans of action for the first 100 days post-closing to capture near-term opportunities and ensure the success of their investment. Beyond the first 100 days, our support is focused on near-medium term improvement models, developed with an exit strategy in mind, and aimed at transforming the performance of portfolio companies in high-impact areas. Portfolio projects are customized, with scale and timing driven by client need. Our services range from rapid assessments of portfolio company business capabilities to comprehensive turnaround of performance, redesigning processes, operations, and products from the ground up.

Our approach is characterized by a focus on implementation that’s evidenced by our award as a Hidden Champion.

Procurement: Rapid Savings Impact and Value Creation Plans

Increasing operational Procurement efficiency with rapid P&L Impact, inflation mitigation and the development of Value Creation Plans

Procurement Value Creation

Creating value by implementing Procurement Cost Reduction and Cost and Value Engineering programs

Transformation in Procurement

Building sustainable improvement through the development of procurement functional excellence

Our Success Stories for Private Equity

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