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PIP’s AI PoV: Differentiated Results Come from Tailored AI Solutions
We have found there is business value to be generated using AI, it just requires a bigger vision. Dive into what we have seen with GenAI in Middle-Market Private Equity.
Trends Defining Middle-Market Private Equity in Q1 2025
We’ve identified four key trends we’re seeing in early 2025—and what they might mean for how you operate in the quarters ahead.
Inhouse Software Development: Friend or Foe?
Proprietary Software Development can be a Significant Asset or can Impede Growth and Agility. Here are some signs we look for when we look under the Hood of a Software Engine. […]
IT Due Diligence Checklist: Must-Assess Technology Elements Prior to Any Acquisition
Due diligence — technology due diligence specifically — is an important part of the M&A process. It has become essential as investors follow the Digital Transformation path. The output provides the risk and potential value of technology in relation to your...
Understanding Technical Debt (+ Underlying Risks When the Bill Comes Due)
Similar to any credit card, the bill for a company’s technical debt will always come due. And, just like credit card bills, it’s wise to pay your bill promptly. Instead of interest charges, failure to keep your technical debt in check leads to downtime from outages,...
Digital Maturity: What It Is, How to Achieve It, and the Digital Maturity Model to Drive Business Transformation
Before you learn to run, you must learn to walk. Before you take leaps in business, you must evaluate where you are today. Digital technologies are no different. Understanding your company’s digital maturity is the first step in driving value – and profitable business...
The New Hybrid Workforce: Maximizing Outcomes with a Return-to-Work Plan Backed by Technology
While the future of work had encompassed remote and hybrid work models pre-pandemic, the shift to these working models is here to stay. According to Accenture, “Responsible leaders must move beyond physical location to shape the future of work by giving people...
Celebrating Women in Private Equity
Since 1911, women have been celebrated during March, International Women’s Month, in some way, shape, or form. What started off as International Women’s Day – which wasn’t formally commemorated by the United Nations until 1975 – quickly transitioned into Women’s...
IT Due Diligence Transformed: Driving More M&A Value Creation with Technology
More than ever, technology is vital to business growth. Thanks to the lockdown, digital transformation has accelerated at a pace once thought unimaginable: A McKinsey study illustrates how Covid-19 has "pushed companies over the technology tipping point," speeding up...
As Market Trends Shift, Technology-Driven Value Creation Evolves
In the first half of 2020, Private Equity deals fell by 36% year-over-year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – with buyouts falling by 60% in Q1 alone. However, with an estimated $1.5T in dry powder on the sidelines and a pent-up demand for deals, in the back-half of the...
Three Reasons Why Private Equity Firms – and Their Portfolio Companies – Need a Data Analytics Strategy
Data has the power to create incremental portfolio value – in fact, data-driven, digitally-mature companies achieve ~30% higher net profit margins and net revenue margins than those with low digital maturity. Yet, despite the clear connection between digital...
Discover What’s Possible With Technology-Driven Value Creation
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