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Private equity portfolio company value creation services

Portfolio company value creation is at the core of every transaction investment thesis. We have the strategic insight, sector experience and transformational capabilities to help private equity firms create differentiated value faster across their portfolio companies and maximize returns.

The team

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Bridget Walsh
EY Global Private Equity Industry Market Leader
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Ivan Lehon
EY Americas Private Equity Markets Leader
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Luke Pais
EY-Parthenon Asia-Pacific Private Equity Leader; CEO, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd.
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How are PE companies using value creation to drive higher returns?

Bridget Walsh, Jon Morris and Tim Dutterer discuss how PE companies are creating value using tried and tested levers and newer enablers.

 

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PEI Operational Excellence Report – Keynote Interview  

Ivan Lehon, EY Americas Private Equity Markets Leader, Amy Daly EY Americas Private Equity Consulting Leader, and Neil McFerran, EY-Parthenon Partner, Transaction Strategy, discuss PE firms differentiating assets in a competitive exit market. 

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What EY portfolio company private equity value creation services can do for you

We build trust by supporting private equity deal teams, operating partners and portfolio company management to help achieve full transaction potential. We combine commercial and operational expertise with deep sector experience to help you find, financially quantify, and design transformative value creation pathways. 

Through our highly connected global network, we bring depth and scale of talent across the world with people who thrive in the pace and intensity of a private equity environment. Our collaborative mindset and expansive global and cultural insights help us work hand in hand with management to align and execute with speed.

Our deal approach, steeped in business functions across sectors, incorporates strategies for building revenue and growth, driving cost and operational excellence, deploying capital and navigating the increasingly complex global tax landscape.

We identify tailored private equity value creation levers and enablers to help private equity firms create differentiated value with their portfolio companies with confidence. 

Value creation levers

Value creation enablers

The private equity value creation services team

Bridget Walsh

EY Global Private Equity Industry Market Leader
Recognized global leader and entrepreneurial businesswoman. Trusted advisor to the Global PE industry.
London, GBR

Ivan Lehon

EY Americas Private Equity Markets Leader
Experienced in complex private equity deals. Cultivates inclusive next-gen leadership and exceptional career experiences. Passionate about family. Proud New Yorker. Advocate for the underrepresented.
New York, USA

Luke Pais

EY-Parthenon Asia-Pacific Private Equity Leader; CEO, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd.
Extensive experience in M&A and fundraising transactions for strategic and private capital investors. Licensed to advise on corporate finance by Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Singapore, SGP

Dr. Markus Boettcher

EY-Parthenon Partner, Private Equity, Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Passionate about value-creation in private equity. Team player mobilizing best of the organization across boundaries. Enjoys skiing, diving and surfing.
Munich, DEU

Tim Dutterer

EY-Parthenon Americas Private Equity Sector Leader
Technology and private equity strategic advisor. Advocate for technology that improves life for people with disabilities.
San Francisco, USA

Chase Jordan

EY-Parthenon Global Private Equity ESG Leader
Sustainability pragmatist who helps align profits with purpose. Advisor to Private Equity and their portfolios. Amateur chef and professional foodie.
Washington, DC, USA

Jon Morris

EY-Parthenon UK&I Turnaround and Restructuring Leader and EMEIA Working Capital Advisory Services Leader
Global liquidity improvement leader with a focus on organization and behavioral change. Passionate coach and speaker. Provocative and creative. Father and explorer.
London, GBR
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