Private Equity Strategy Consulting

EY-Parthenon Private Equity Strategy Consulting teams help clients to create and implement strategies aimed at generating alpha. Supporting before, during and after investment, EY-Parthenon teams bring value through a range of Strategy and Transaction services and through collaboration with teams across the EY organization.

What the EY-Parthenon Private Equity Strategy Consulting team can do for you

At a time when private equity firms hold substantial dry powder, but face a fast-changing and challenging business environment, the EY-Parthenon Private Equity Strategy Consulting team can help you answer some of your most critical questions:

Transformative strategy

  • How can we leverage the latest technology to help enhance value throughout the investment lifecycle?
  • How can we build effective management teams and enhance operating models to create value during the hold period?
  • How can we manage supply chain disruption, mitigate geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty and improve cash flows for our portfolio companies?
  • How can we build effective, industry-focused, go-to-market strategies that drive top-line growth?

Transformative transactions

  • How can we strategically identify potential targets across markets and industries that align to our investment theses?
  • How can we best use integrated diligence to evaluate growth and value creation potential?
  • How can we prepare our portfolio companies to improve exit value and support a successful execution of the sell-side process?

PE portfolio company value creation framework

Our capabilities across a range of proven business value creation levers and enablers can be tailored and deployed at PE portfolio companies.


EY-Parthenon Private Equity Strategy Consulting teams offer a wide range of diligence services, including commercial diligence, operational diligence, software diligence and other types of diligence in finance, tax, cyber, HR and environment, social and governance (ESG). We also help private equity clients articulate and implement a digital vision that reflects their individual needs — helping to address an array of digital challenges at the firm, fund and portfolio levels. Set against an increasingly complex and competitive landscape, addressing all the questions that arise can be daunting. EY-Parthenon Private Equity Strategy Consulting teams are ready to help you uncover new investment opportunities, develop and execute a value creation strategy for your portfolio companies and help you maximize value on exit.

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