Industry Challenges
The Private-Equity (PE) industry is starting to recover from the recent economic crisis. PE funding, debt availability, and exit opportunities have decreased sharply after years of record investment. Today, only funds with adequate committed capital—and a track record of above-average returns—should expect to prosper.
The priority for most firms is to stabilize their portfolios and to ensure that current investments weather the storm. On the other hand, the economic crisis has created some attractive investment opportunities. Private Equity firms face important issues:
How to align fund strategies with the investment criteria of the changing limited-partner universe
How to identify investment opportunities in an environment that is changing rapidly across all regions, industries, and capital markets
How to drive performance improvement of their portfolio companies
BCG Competencies
As the preferred consulting partner for several leading PE firms worldwide, The Boston Consulting Group’s spectrum of services covers the entire PE value chain. One of the main pillars of our support is to work with portfolio companies to improve earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).
We also work with our clients to identify targets for add-on acquisitions. Additionally, we provide PE fund managers with insights on industry dynamics and offer due diligence support.
BCG's PE team is part of the global Corporate Development practice consisting of more than 130 partners and 500 trained professionals worldwide. Our core PE team works closely with experts from the functional and industry practice areas, as well as with turnaround specialists. In addition, our corporate-finance task force and our Value Science Center provide comprehensive support for PE clients.