HELPING technology investors
Acquisitions and
Divestitures
BOOSTING PORTFOLIO COMPANY VALUE
PRODUCT AND SYSTEMS REMEDIATION
LEVERAGING CROSS-PORTFOLIO STRENGTHS
Delighting our clients around the world since 2006
Venture Capital and Private Equity firms love working with us to provide help within their portfolios and advise on potential investment direction.
WHAT WE BRING
For decades, we’ve been helping investors make the right choices for their portfolio companies to boost value quickly.
VALUE OPTIMIZATION
Building on our deep experience with M&A tech due diligence we are regularly engaged by Private Equity firms to optimize company valuation over 18-24 months
STRATEGIC REVIEW AND EXECUTIVE COACHING
We build collaborative relationships with portfolio company executives to manage a program of strategic review and advice, coaching leaders in their functions and tailoring playbooks to implement targeted improvements in product, technology, teams and processes
REFINEMENT
We contribute to big picture strategies and drive results by building on PE’s in-house capabilities while working with leaders, executives and deal sponsors to add value through acceleration and by proactive risk vs opportunity management
CONSISTENCY AND PREDICABILITY FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
We leverage lessons learned across multiple portfolio companies for repeatable value creation aligned with your deal thesis
WHAT WE BRING
For decades, we’ve been helping investors make the right choices for their portfolio companies to boost value quickly.
VALUE OPTIMIZATION
Building on our deep experience with M&A tech due diligence we are regularly engaged by Private Equity firms to optimize company valuation over 18-24 months
STRATEGIC REVIEW AND EXECUTIVE COACHING
We build collaborative relationships with portfolio company executives to manage a program of strategic review and advice, coaching leaders in their functions and tailoring playbooks to implement targeted improvements in product, technology, teams and processes
REFINEMENT
We contribute to big picture strategies and drive results by building on PE’s in-house capabilities while working with leaders, executives and deal sponsors to add value through acceleration and by proactive risk vs opportunity management
CONSISTENCY AND PREDICABILITY FOR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
We leverage lessons learned across multiple portfolio companies for repeatable value creation aligned with your deal thesis
Contact us now, we love working with investors!
JUST SOME OF Our Services
Pre INVESTMENT
Pre-deal M&A Due Diligence
When “hunting” for the right target, we can help before time-critical formal due diligence commences
Competitive intelligence
Deep, real-time competitive intelligence to assess the market before you commit.
DURING DEALMAKING
M&A Project Management
End-to-end business function workstream management, deal communications to ensure your deal runs smoothly and to schedule
Technical & Product Due Diligence
Rapid insightful reviews of technology products and architectures, business functions and customer sentiment
POST CLOSE
VALUE BOOSTING REMEDIATION
All investments have a series of identified architectural and business system “fixes” which will rapidly boost value. We identify, prioritize and execute in partnership with your portfolio company.
Growth-stage PE acquisitions
Rapid insightful reviews of technology products, business functions and customer sentiment
CarvE-outs and Divestments
We are experienced at business and product separation, along with ensuring that the technical asset your are selling is best represented under third party due diligence.
integration MANAGEMENT
Integration planning, execution and management of newly acquired business assets
Organizational optimization
We ensure that the right investment and course correction is being made in teams and organizational structure.
RESOURCE BALANCING
There are many ways of cost effectively boosting technical capability without affecting EBIDTA. Using our experience, we help you execute on the right domestic vs offshore workforce.
Exit Strategy and Planning
Exit strategies need to be adjusted depending on market conditions. We find that this goes hand-in-hand with technology planning and execution. Thought Source assists investors by building and driving the right tech plan for your portfolio company based on ROI and exit timeline.
Contact us now, we love working with investors!
INTRODUCING
THE DUE DILIGENCE SHOW
The Thought Source team have produced a video series covering the "behind the scenes" of performing technical due diligence for M&A projects.
FOCUSED SECTORS
We have diverse experience in specific business sectors that invest, build, are enabled and powered by technology
INDUSTRIAL, TRANSPORT & RESOURCES
Printing, packaging, shipping, logistics and natural resources
TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT COMPANIES
Enterprise software, security and infrastructure
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Banking, payments, pension plans and superannuation
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
University IT, infrastructure and teaching delivery technology
OUR LeadersHIP
Leading each of our engagements is always one of our technologist leaders
Andrew Borzycki
Partner
Adam Jaques
Partner
Luke Silcock
Partner
With decades of experience around the world consulting and working directly as executives for some of technology’s largest companies, our partners have amazing breadth from building and bringing to market technology products, strategic mergers and acquisitions all the way to helping clients develop technology strategies with the right analysis, level headed planning and best-of-breed technology integration.
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