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Principal Investors and Private Equity

With private capital growing fast, principal investors and private equity firms can make a positive difference in the world and generate unprecedented value. BCG’s private equity consulting services help firms seize investment opportunities in a rapidly changing world.

When it comes to generating new opportunities, private capital is at the forefront. For instance, investors and firms are strongly positioned to deliver material impact on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities and to create value by accelerating digital transformation. BCG’s private equity services bring unique expertise to help investors and firms capitalize on opportunities while navigating uncertainties.

 

Our Services for Principal Investors and Private Equity

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ESG in Private Equity

Fund Strategy and Operations

Portfolio Acceleration

Tech Capital

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How BCG Helps Clients in Principal Investing and Private Equity

Our principal investors and private equity consulting experts work with the world’s largest investment firms, serving eight client segments: private equity, sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, family offices, tech capital investors, global asset managers, infrastructure investors and real estate funds, and hedge funds.

  • We help investment organizations and funds that deploy capital capture emerging opportunities while meeting a vast spectrum of challenges.
  • We provide transaction-related services such as due diligence support—from initial deal execution to exit—and portfolio acceleration.
  • We advise on topics such as fund strategy, operating models, technology, governance, people and organization, and ESG integration through sustainable finance and investing.
 

Client Success for Principal Investors and Private Equity Firms

Caldic’s Data-Driven Digital Transformation

The global distributor and solution provider partnered with BCG and BCG X to launch a data-driven digital transformation, providing personalized recommendations by customer and generating pipeline growth.

25% | Client Impact | PIPE | New Icon

BCG helped a European installer and provider of service solutions for electrical engineering projects, plumbing, and HVAC launch operational and pricing improvements. These changes enabled the company to come back from three consecutive years of flat earnings growth and achieve a 25% EBITDA gain.

100% | Client Impact | PIPE | New Icon

The private equity owner of a global construction materials company asked BCG to help the company recover after the 2008 financial crisis. BCG analyzed the asset’s strategy, opportunities, and potential and developed a three-year value creation roadmap that boosted sales growth relative to the company’s precrisis trajectory, generating a 100% EBITDA improvement.

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BCG helped a leading sovereign wealth fund in the Middle East redefine its firm-wide target operating model, resulting in a more than 30% increase in overall business efficiency.

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Private Equity Firms Standardize ESG Metrics

BCG is a supporting partner of the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI), driving convergence on meaningful ESG metrics for the private equity industry. More than 270 committed general partners and limited partners representing over $25 trillion in assets under management participate.

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