Private equity portfolio company value creation services

Portfolio company value creation is at the core of every transaction investment thesis. Our team supports private equity firms throughout the investment lifecycle from origination to exit. We bring deep sector, operational and functional experience in private equity value creation to identify investment risks and opportunities focused on driving portfolio company growth and profitability, as well as returns for investors.


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.



What EY portfolio company value creation services can do for you

Our team is focused on private equity value creation and builds trust by supporting private equity deal teams, operating partners and portfolio company management to help achieve full transaction potential. We combine commercial and operational experience with deep sector experience across sectors, including technology, software and digital infrastructure; consumer products and retail; health care and life sciences; industrials and business services; energy; and financial and professional services.

Our collaborative mindset and expansive regional and cultural insights help us align with management and execute with speed. Our approach to private equity value creation can be transformative, with differentiated services focused on technology including artificial intelligence (AI) and technology transformation; environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors; talent; the supply chain and more. Our deal approach is steeped in business functions across industries and 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 investors drive transformative portfolio company growth.

Value creation levers

Value creation enablers


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How private equity investment in CPG brands can boost value

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