Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 7, 2025

A Blackstone-led investor group is acquiring a majority stake in US accounting firm Citrin Cooperman, valuing the company at over $2bn, according to sources cited by the Financial Times on Tuesday. This could mark Blackstones first investment in the accounting sector. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2025

The primary tailwind fueling Palantir boils down to one thing: the company's newest software suite, dubbed the Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). Last year, Palantir was the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) after the company's shares soared 340%. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

If there's one company that has been at the epicenter of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is it. Some Nvidia investors saw this as a harbinger of doom for the company, fearing that demand for its processors could come to a screeching halt. 26), and the company delivered. trillion to $4.4

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 13, 2025

If you're not familiar with Accenture, you may be surprised to learn that it employs more than 750,000 people in more than 100 countries, most of them professionals, such as consultants. That's powerful, as the company has the opportunity to generate profits from them, by serving advertising and offering services such as Facebook Marketplace.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Over the years, private equity has shifted from a focus on leverage and financial engineering to an ever-increasing emphasis on creating value through operational improvements within their portfolio companies. This shift includes enhancing management practices, investing in technology upgrades, and creating new sources of revenue.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

It will invest in unlisted Swiss companies across healthcare, industrials, and data services. Still, some consultants remain optimistic. Momentum is building, in part, thanks to Swisscantos latest launch: the Private Equity Switzerland Growth II L-QIF fund. The vehicle targets CHF150m (160m) for a first close in Q3 2024.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, a company spokesperson confirmed the investment is in the seven-figure range. A recent study from Ripple and Boston Consulting Group projects the tokenised asset market could grow to $18.9tn by 2033.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 19, 2025

The investment supports Relais Desserts expansion plans, with Cerea Partners aiming to scale the companys boutique network across western France. The fund focuses on high-growth food industry businesses, with portfolio companies including automation specialist AB Process Ingnierie and bakery chain Sophie Lebreuilly.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

With over 23 years of experience in management consulting and operations, Lims career spans multiple industries and regions. Before joining KKR, he spent 15 years at McKinsey & Co in Seoul, where he honed his expertise in strategic consulting.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) , a company that has been largely written off by investors over the past decade, is having a moment. A yearslong transformation effort has rejiggered the company's portfolio, aligning it on two priorities: Hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. This makes sense.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

Originally part of MorganFranklin Consulting, a Vaco company, MorganFranklin Cyber rebranded in 2020 to focus on cybersecurity services. MC Partners has a strong history of investing in mid-sized companies in digital infrastructure and technology services, with over $2.5bn deployed across 150 companies.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 26, 2025

The company is a leader in Salesforces Education Cloud and Nonprofit Cloud, with growing capabilities around Agentforce and Data Cloud offerings. Founded in 2010, Cloud for Good has completed over 3,000 Salesforce implementations and is recognised as a four-time Salesforce Partner of the Year.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Unsurprisingly, companies designing and manufacturing semiconductors or cloud computing have been some of the biggest beneficiaries of AI demand. One area that is getting overlooked is professional services -- otherwise known as consulting. What role do consulting companies play in AI? Let's look at a simple example.

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Align Capital Partners has acquired AKS Engineering , a civil engineering and surveying consulting firm. AKS Engineering is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm that provides civil engineering, surveying, natural resource management, permitting, and land use planning services.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

The VCP team, which operates nationally, now has more than 100 years combined experience in board-level operational roles and consultancy. Khanbhai, who is based in LDCs Manchester office, will help the management teams of LDC portfolio companies to improve go-to-market strategies and increase commercial effectiveness as they scale and grow.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 29, 2024

Consulting Consulting could be a good fit for entrepreneurs looking to use their skills to help others. The industry is also growing very fast, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that consulting jobs will increase 13.5% Services like Similarweb and Glimpse can help you analyze the current competitive landscape.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2024

Consulting If you've built up experience in a specific industry, you can offer your skills through consulting services to help other companies improve their business. Companies spend $2 billion annually in the U.S. on consulting services, and the employment website Glassdoor says the average consultant salary is $88,950.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2025

However, there are exciting companies in other industries that are quietly incorporating AI into their businesses and could eventually become leaders. In March, the company earned clearance for the fifth generation of the da Vinci system. Third, Intuitive Surgical offers consulting services, some of which integrate AI.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

As of December 31, 2024, it has invested in over 230 portfolio companies across various sectors. The fund attracted both new and existing investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, consultants, and multi-family offices. reaching its $999.9m hard cap within just four months of launching.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 10, 2025

The latest approach marks KKRs fifth bid for Assura, surpassing its previous offer of 48p per share in February, which valued the company at 1.56bn. Assura also confirmed it had rejected a merger proposal from Primary Health Properties (PHP), which valued the company at approximately 43p per share.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 20, 2024

With a focus on responsible AI, a thriving consulting business, and strong partnerships, IBM is poised to capitalize on growing demand for AI solutions while delivering solid returns to investors. This week, the company released the Mistral Large AI model on its Watsonx.ai IBM needs to continuously innovate to maintain its edge.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 26, 2024

Growth has slowed in recent quarters, the result of a pandemic-era boom fading away, but the company is still producing solid results. Average revenue per fiber subscriber has been consistently moving higher, and the company sees a path to grow its fiber network to pass as many as 50% more locations than its original plan.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 23, 2024

The company has divested, spun off, or otherwise exited a wide range of businesses, including semiconductor manufacturing, commodity server systems, and managed infrastructure services. But the task of transforming a sprawling company that was caught flat-footed by the cloud computing revolution is now mostly complete.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The fund has invested in companies such as Energy Exemplar, a software platform improving grid reliability, and Sediver, a global leader in toughened glass insulators for electric grids. Its strategy focuses on providing flexible capital to help energy companies scale, improve performance, and accelerate the transition to cleaner energy.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 3, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Even though some companies are requiring employees to go back to the office, many Americans still want to work from home. per hour) If you have software skills, companies might want to hire you on a freelance basis. Consultant ($45.81 FlexJobs' survey found that consultants earn a median of $45.81

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Coalesce Capital (Coalesce), a private equity firm focused on investing in business services companies, has completed a majority growth recapitalisation in executive compensation and leadership consultancy, Pearl Meyer & Partners (Pearl Meyer). Existing minority institutional investors meanwhile, have exited their investment.

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 6, 2025

DLG provides consultation, design, and installation services for data centers, mixed-use facilities, and server rooms. With advancements in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, companies such as LINX and DLG are positioned to thrive by enabling scalable and secure IT environments.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

After all, Huang's company is arguably the most important player in the AI world right now. The company's AI Enterprise is a cloud platform that supports the development and deployment of AI agents and generative AI applications. Huang mentioned the consulting company's efforts to use AI agents in marketing campaigns.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2024

Technology consultant: A consulting business would allow you to charge companies for your tech expertise. The cleaning equipment may be different, but a top-notch cleaning company can easily fill their business bank account with cash. You're responsible for everything, from purchasing inventory to marketing and shipping.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The oversubscribed fund secured commitments from over 30 investors, spanning endowments, public pensions, consultants, insurance companies, family offices, fund of funds and others.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 29, 2024

Consulting I once worked for two national associations doing public relations and online marketing. I've been asked to work on projects on a freelance consulting basis for similar organizations, using my experience in a new way. Many companies need experienced professionals who understand the nuances of their industry.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Limited partners in Fund III include both new and existing institutional investors, such as endowments, foundations, health systems, public pension plans, family offices, fund of funds, advisors, and consultants. Earlier this year, Godspeed sold two of its platform companies. Stratus was acquired by Godspeed in October 2022.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Previously, Gonzalez served as a Director at Hellman & Friedman, as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, and in sales and marketing roles at Eli Lilly & Company. Gonzalez joined New Mountain in 2018, and during his tenure led investing and operating activities across high-growth services sectors.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The healthcare REIT's board of directors took these allegations seriously, hiring an outside consulting firm to dig into the matter. After investigating for over a year, they found no evidence that the company's management team did anything wrong, which gives the board complete confidence in the REIT's leadership team.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 24, 2024

Additional information about these factors is included in the company's SEC filings. We had strong performance in software and infrastructure above our model as investment in innovation is yielding organic growth, while consulting remained below model. In consulting, our experts are helping clients design and implement AI strategies.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Most recently, Grljevic was Group Chief Operating Officer of Talon Outdoor (Talon), a leading, independently-owned global Out-of-Home advertising agency and former Mayfair portfolio company.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The company has grown to include crematorium services, kennels, and lab services throughout Iberia. In addition to its acquisitions, it has also constructed 200 consultation, diagnostic imaging, hospitalisation, and operating theatre rooms, and more than 100k sq ft of capacity for its hospitals and clinics.

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