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      Private Equity Due Diligence

      Private Equity Due Diligence

      Make better investment decisions by holistically assessing a target acquisition's full potential.

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      We support investors with screening and early thesis development, building rapid conviction on the business fundamentals and a deep understanding of what it takes to reach full potential. Our due diligence solution combines rigor with flexibility, enabling us to tailor our work to each situation. We take an outside-in approach, addressing all critical deal elements and providing a clear roadmap for creating value when the transaction is closed. As investors ourselves, we bring expertise, discipline, and discernment, to every diligence.

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      Our Full-Potential Approach

      Our integrated perspective on business fundamentals and value creation levers enables you to hit the ground running. It provides both the conviction to invest and the foundation for a robust initial value creation plan. We address all relevant strategic, commercial, operational, and technology elements to deliver an initial recommendation.

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      Validate the market and profit pool outlook, competitive positioning, and customer advocacy, as well as organic growth and M&A opportunities​

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      Evaluate the maturity of current capabilities and identify pathways to sustainable growth and margin optimization

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      Assess whether the target’s product and technology can support revenue growth, while surfacing issues or tech debt that could pose risk​

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      Identify how AI might disrupt and transform a target, with a clear view of the potential commercial and operational implications​

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      Establish a clear point of departure, highlighting material risks and opportunities for value creation​

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      Our Proprietary Tools and Analytics

      • We combine cutting-edge AI, advanced analytics, and fit-for-purpose digital tools with meticulous industry assessments and lessons learned from thousands of previous deals to deliver sharper insights, faster.
      • Our industry-leading ecosystem of traditional and alternative data sets spans more than one trillion data points across markets, companies, and customers.​
      • A dedicated team of PE-focused data scientists and engineers continually innovate, ensuring our clients benefit from the latest advances in automation, gen AI, web scraping, and other technologies.​
      • We are also the largest and most sophisticated user of primary research globally. This scale leadership allows us to continually drive innovation and develop proprietary processes, resulting in insights of unmatched quality, depth, and nuance that fundamentally differentiate your deal process.

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      A cable TV acquisition nets 70% IRR
      A leveraged buyout firm wanted Bain's advice on whether it should acquire a regional cable TV company; our careful analysis led to recommend that they make the purchase, and the company was later able to sell for a substantial profit.
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      We ask the co-CEO of Gryphon Investors how he spotted one of the harshest cycles in the industry’s history and when he thinks it may finally break.
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      The question for investors is not whether AI will boom or bust, but who may be unwittingly subsidizing the buildout.
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      Bain’s leading macroeconomic expert examines the cracks beneath the surface of the US market and how investors should prepare for post-globalization realities.
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      Articulate your ambition, decide where to invest and how to win, and organize the firm to execute your strategy with precision.

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      Operational Due Diligence

      Our high-impact operational capabilities, state-of-the-art tools, and unrivaled strategy expertise provide everything PE investors need to understand a target's current and future profit potential.

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      Tech Due Diligence

      The best deal decisions require more than commercial diligence. We assess a company’s software or e-commerce platform to identify opportunities, avoid risk, and determine a target’s full potential.

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