The current economic environment and ambiguous time horizons on recovery make this and the short-to-medium term especially challenging times for private equity firms. This affects both buy-side and sell-side - general lack of capital and tightening constraints and thresholds, and a loss of appetite in the market for IPOs and a shrinking of multiples. The opportunity is ripe for firms to look beyond their traditional geographies, industry plays, and deal structures.  Surje offers private equity firms the following products and services, to enable them to firm up earnings potential in these turbulent times:

Integrative Due Diligence
Before a private equity firm decides to make an acquisition or an investment, they call upon us to inject analytical rigor, exhaustive industry and market analysis, an independent stance, and a vast knowledge base spanning diverse industries and functional capabilities.

We also perform a strategic evaluation of management capabilities and benchmark team strength, evaluate the target company’s positioning and opportunities & threats, analyze and optimize business models and methods of delivery. We help firms maximize the value of their portfolio by taking an integrative approach to due diligence, bringing to bear multi-discipline teams--industry and functional expertise.

Strategy & Organization
When it comes to strategy and organization, Surje prides itself on being able to offer our PE clients the latest thinking on organizational structure and configuration, to optimally align it with not only their strategy, but that of their portfolio of holdings. An incorrect or sub-optimal org. structure is a leading cause of a PE firm’s inability to create value.

Once the strategy and organization questions are answered, we work with our clients to ensure changes in the acquiree marketplace and competitive landscape are accounted for, and the entire organization is best-suited to drive maximum value out of the investment.

Opportunity Exploration
Surje & Company is often asked by clients in various industries to perform a deep opportunity exploration, in conjunction with a threat assessment.

By applying our unique consulting model to this step in the life cycle, we have found our clients are better equipped to foresee changes, react to events, and deliberately execute winning strategies.

Value Creation & Exit Plan
The most successful PE firms take a hands-on approach to their portfolios. We work with our clients to help create a fertile soil for true and lasting value creation.

By involving us before and immediately after deal execution, firms find less daunting integration challenges, enhanced acquirer-acquiree alignment, a thoroughly vetted and planned roadmap to achieve full potential, and the commitment to create sustainable value.