Finding profit potential in a struggling private equity portfolio company

The new owners of DentalCo, a non-core business for its parent company, wanted to reverse its sudden drop in profits and market share. Bain took a "full potential" approach to profit improvement, and helped the company divest certain assets and reduce purchasing costs. Our profit improvement actions identified $1 billion in long-term profit.

The new owners of DentalCo want to reverse its sudden drop in profits and loss of market share.

DentalCo, a worldwide leader in dental equipment manufacturing and distribution, was a non-core business for its parent company when it was purchased for a high multiple by VentureCo
After the purchase, DentalCo lost market share, suffered declining profitability and was rocked by management turnover
VentureCo asked Bain to restore DentalCo to profitability

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Bain took a "full potential" approach to profit improvement, assessing opportunity across four major categories.

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By streamlining its current business and restructuring in the future, DentalCo significantly improved returns for VentureCo.

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The Bain plan for profit improvement of this portfolio company has beaten financial expectations in the short run and identified almost $1 billion in long-term profit potential.