GLOBALPRIVATEEQUITYREPORT2019AboutBain&Company’sPrivateEquitybusinessBain&Companyistheleadingconsultingpartnertotheprivateequity(PE)industryanditsstake-holders.PEconsultingatBainhasgrowneightfoldoverthepast15yearsandnowrepresentsaboutonequarterofthefirm’sglobalbusiness.Wemaintainaglobalnetworkofmorethan1,000experiencedprofessionalsservingPEclients.OurpracticeismorethantriplethesizeofthenextlargestconsultingcompanyservingPEfirms.Bain’sworkwithPEfirmsspansfundtypes,includingbuyout,infrastructure,realestateanddebt.Wealsoworkwithhedgefunds,aswellasmanyofthemostprominentinstitutionalinvestors,includingsovereignwealthfunds,pensionfunds,endowmentsandfamilyinvestmentoffices.Wesupportourclientsacrossabroadrangeofobjectives:Dealgeneration.Wehelpdevelopdifferentiatedinvestmentthesesandenhancedealflowbyprofilingindustries,screeningcompaniesanddevisingaplantoapproachtargets.Duediligence.Wehelpsupportbetterdealdecisionsbyperformingintegratedduediligencetoassessthemarketdynamics,atarget’scompetitivepositionandmarginexpansionopportunities,andbyprovidingapost-acquisitionagenda.Immediatepost-acquisition.Wesupportthepursuitofrapidreturnsbydevelopingastrategicvalue-creationplanfortheacquiredcompany,leadingworkshopsthatalignmanagementwithstrategicpri-orities,anddirectingfocusedinitiativesorwholesaletransformations.Ongoingvalueaddition.Wehelpincreasecompanyvaluebysupportingrevenueenhancementandcostreductionandbyrefreshingstrategy.Exit.Wehelpensurethatfundsmaximizereturnsbyidentifyingtheoptimalexitstrategy,preparingthesellingdocumentsandprequalifyingbuyers.Firmstrategyandoperations.WehelpPEfirmsdevelopdistinctivewaystoachievecontinuedexcel-lencebydevisingdifferentiatedstrategies,maximizinginvestmentcapabilities,developingsectorspecializationandintelligence,enhancingfund-raising,improvingorganizationaldesignanddeci-sionmaking,andenlistingtoptalent.Institutionalinvestorstrategy.Wehelpinstitutionalinvestorsdevelopbest-in-classinvestmentprogramsacrossassetclasses,includingprivateequity...
