Give Your PE Firm the Advantage: Drive Growth While Unlocking Potential for Your Core Team with this One Shift

Imagine being the leader of a small private equity firm responsible for managing a portfolio of both established and high-growth companies.

You have a talented and hardworking team, but the increasing workload and time constraints are beginning to have an impact on everyone.

You find yourself getting bogged down in the day-to-day, urgent tasks, leaving little room for long-term strategic thinking.?

On top of that, you have a few key team members who are experts in core investment activities. However, they're currently tied up in research-heavy tasks that could be delegated, limiting their potential to contribute to the firm's growth.?

Many small private equity firms face the challenge of keeping up with the need for comprehensive financial analysis and forecasting.

This need cannot be underestimated, as it is critical for evaluating potential investment opportunities, assessing the financial viability and risks associated with investments, and monitoring the overall health of portfolio companies, among other things.

Every PE firm needs an in-depth understanding of their portfolio companies' financials to make data-driven decisions and ensure investments perform well.

This isn't as difficult to accomplish when you're a big PE firm because you have entire floors of junior talent taking charge of the tasks associated with accurate FP&A.

Our co-founder Andrew Frankle often jokes about his experience leaving the big corporate institution life, where he had large teams working with him, and the drastic difference he felt when he started working with smaller companies that couldn't afford to hire lots of specialized junior talent.

For a small private equity firm with limited resources to have a dedicated team of analysts, the challenge is real and mountainous!

To overcome this challenge, outsourcing financial analysis and forecasting to the right partner can be an ideal solution.

Here's a simple illustration?demonstrating?the power of working with the right partner.

DCP (name altered to protect NDA) is a small private equity firm investing in high-growth companies and technology startups.

With a lean team and limited resources, DCP faced challenges in effectively managing its investment portfolio and conducting detailed financial analysis and forecasting.

As the firm expanded its portfolio and made new investments, it quickly realized that its internal resources were stretched thin. The team needed help to keep up with the increasing demands for financial analysis, including due diligence on potential investments, portfolio monitoring, and forecasting cash flows for portfolio companies.

Recognizing the need for efficiency and expertise, DCP's leadership team explored outsourcing options for their financial analysis and forecasting needs.

They sought insights from reputable organizations such as McKinsey & Company and Deloitte, which highlighted the benefits of outsourcing non-core functions to specialized service providers.

Insights from McKinsey & Company:?McKinsey & Company's research emphasized the importance of focusing internal resources on core investment activities while leveraging external expertise for support functions. Outsourcing financial analysis and forecasting allows firms to access specialized skills and technologies, improving efficiency and decision-making.

They got further validation on this decision from Deloitte.

Insights from Deloitte:?Deloitte's analysis revealed that outsourcing financial analysis and forecasting can result in cost savings, scalability, and access to advanced analytical tools. Small private equity firms can benefit from outsourcing providers' expertise in complex financial modeling, market research, and risk management.

Based on these insights, DCP partnered with our reputable outsourcing firm, specializing in financial analysis and forecasting for private equity firms. They received tailored solutions to meet their needs, including due diligence support, portfolio monitoring services, and cash flow forecasting models.

The Results:

Outsourcing non-core functions proved to be a game-changer for this small PE firm.

They experienced:

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Through strategic financial analysis and forecasting outsourcing, DCP transformed its operational efficiency, gained access to specialized expertise, and optimized its investment decision-making process.

The firm positioned itself for continued growth and success because the team could focus on its core competencies. At the same time, as their partner, we took care of all the detailed financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting needs.?

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