Operational Excellence

Performing an independent portfolio company operational review will allow you to better understand how and where your portfolio company can improve. This review will allow you to service your portfolio companies and make hands-on adjustments that are essential to higher multiples and valuations after purchase.

We have experience working with our clients’ portfolio companies to identify and implement operational efficiencies and maximize investment value for the private equity fund in areas such as:

• Business Operations – Assessing key business functions is critical to improving operations and putting strategies in place is required to implement meaningful change. SteelBridge can provide an impartial view of the heart of your portfolio company operations and help drive improvement to your bottom line through areas such as:
  • Technology
  • Procurement & Supply Chain Management
  • Process Performance
  • Risk & Compliance
  • Finance & Accounting

• Commercial strategy – Properly positioning a product or service in the market can have a significant impact on your portfolio company market share and profitability. SteelBridge can perform a thorough assessment of your portfolio company industry and put a strategy in place to optimize areas such as:
  • Value Proposition & Pricing
  • Partnerships
  • Business Delivery Models

• Sales and marketing – Identifying the right mix of sales and marketing tools to properly position your portfolio company in the marketplace. SteelBridge can help you maximize exposure across marketing distribution channels and help deliver more downstream customers looking at your portfolio company’s products and services in areas such as:
  • Sales Channels
  • Process & Deployment

• Organizational effectiveness – Motivating employees across all levels of an organization to work towards common goals and objectives is challenging for many companies. SteelBridge can help define and align all elements of organizational design for your portfolio company in areas such as:
  • People
  • Processes
  • Policies & Procedures