We are consumed by our emails every day—on our laptops, our desktops, our phones—and Microsoft is the preferred email platform for many companies nationwide. And for an estimated 60,000 of these companies, this ‘key player’ was the target of a massive data breach that...
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2021 IT Spend: Top 5 Trends (+ Implications for Business Growth)
Throughout 2020, businesses saw increased awareness in technology investments and cybersecurity threats as corporations navigated work-from-home and lockdown mandates. This need to invest in tech to increase – and protect – business value is not slowing down; it is...
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...
Performance Improvement Partners Taps Accenture and Avanade Veteran to Bolster Leadership Team
Kiran Kumar PV to Serve as Managing Director, Business Transformation Strategy and Delivery SHELTON, CT – Oct. 6 – Performance Improvement Partners, which provides value creation services for the private equity sector and their portfolio companies through technology,...
As Cyber Risks Increase, Performance Improvement Partners, an Erie Street Company, Launches Cybersecurity Guide for the Private Equity Sector
The 2020 Private Equity Guide to Cybersecurity: New Risks, Responsibilities, and Remediation Strategies, provides PE firms and their portfolio companies with the insights needed to understand new risks and best practices for protection SHELTON, CT – AUGUST 6, 2020 –...
Performance Improvement Partners, an Erie Street Company, Appoints Kara Landon and Bill McCrossan and as Vice President, Client Services
The country’s largest IT consulting firm for the private equity sector continues growth momentum by expanding client services on the East and West Coasts SHELTON, CT -- July 14, 2020 -- Today Performance Improvement Partners (PIP), an Erie Street Company, which...
Business Insider: Cyberattacks against financial firms are up 238%. Experts explain why deep-pocketed private equity firms are most at risk
Due to the pandemic, cyber attacks have been on the rise with private equity firms quickly becoming a top target. With deep pockets and little concern about wiring large amounts of money, PE firms and their portfolio companies make a prime target for bad actors. While...
PIP’s Pro Bono Cyber Security Workshop Recognized by ACG Middle Market Growth
In the newest article recognizing how members of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) community are giving back in the era of COVID-19, Kathryn Mulligan, Editor in Chief of Middle Market Growth Magazine, highlighted the complimentary cyber security workshops...
Business Continuity in a Time of Uncertainty
John Bisack March 13, 2020 - The health and safety of our clients, staff, and community remain a top priority as we navigate the evolving Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) global health challenge. This rapidly spreading virus is no longer travel-specific, but is...
Erie Street Appoints Patrick Donegan To EVP, Growth And Client Services At Performance Improvement Partners
CHICAGO – March 4, 2020 – Erie Street, an independent firm that works with founders and management teams to achieve next-level growth, today announced the appointment of Patrick Donegan as Executive Vice President of Growth and Client Services at Performance...
Erie Street Acquires Performance Improvement Partners
Deal Expands Firm’s Comprehensive Offerings Into IT Consulting CHICAGO – JANUARY 28, 2020 – Erie Street, an independent firm that works with founders and management teams to achieve next-level growth, today announced the acquisition of Performance Improvement...
Performance Improvement Partners Recognized for Contributions to the M&A Advisors’ Private Equity Deal Of The Year
High Road Capital Partners was recently named winner of the Private Equity Deal of the Year in the Middle-Market category for its acquisition of Midwest Wholesale Hardware. And, High Road’s technology solutions provider, Performance Improvement Partners, was...
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