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Private equity portfolio company value creation services
Portfolio company value creation is at the core of every transaction investment thesis. We have the strategic insight, sector experience and transformational capabilities to help private equity firms create differentiated value faster across their portfolio companies and maximize returns.
What EY portfolio company private equity value creation services can do for you
We build trust by supporting private equity deal teams, operating partners and portfolio company management to help achieve full transaction potential. We combine commercial and operational expertise with deep sector experience to help you find, financially quantify, and design transformative value creation pathways.Â
Through our highly connected global network, we bring depth and scale of talent across the world with people who thrive in the pace and intensity of a private equity environment. Our collaborative mindset and expansive global and cultural insights help us work hand in hand with management to align and execute with speed.
Our deal approach, steeped in business functions across sectors, incorporates strategies for building revenue and growth, driving cost and operational excellence, deploying capital and navigating the increasingly complex global tax landscape.
We identify tailored private equity value creation levers and enablers to help private equity firms create differentiated value with their portfolio companies with confidence.Â
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