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Establishing long-term partnership for Aerospace MRO Private Equity Investment

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Building strong and lasting relationships with private equity advisors is crucial for successful platform investments, both prior to and after closing. This approach was put into action when one of…

Due Diligence Consulting: Insights for Investing in Dark Web Firms

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In today’s digital world, data is one of a company’s most valuable assets, making cyber attacks one of the most significant business threats. At Apex Leaders, we recognize that due…

How an Expertise Consultant Helped Solve Supply Chain Issues

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Apex’s client, a lower middle market private equity (PE) firm, approached Apex for help with a microchip shortage affecting its portfolio company, a leader in quick-turn PCBA and on-demand manufacturing….

Validating the Efficacy of Nutritional Supplements

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Apex Leaders bridged the gap between business acumen and scientific research, providing our client the conviction to invest in the nutritional supplement space. Apex Leaders’ client was interested in evaluating…

PE Portfolio Management: Flexible PVC Market Expansion

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For our private equity client, we provided industry expertise that advanced the plateauing sales performance within their PE portfolio management strategy for the flexible PVC division In an industrial industry…

Maximizing Investments with Targeted Due Diligence Services

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Our private equity client,Prairie Capital, was considering an investment in BOTE, a rapidly growing company that produces paddleboards. The company was in its early stages, yet the future looked bright…

Is a Waste Management Private Equity Deal Worth It?

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San Francisco-based Gryphon Investors came to Apex Leaders last year with a quandary. They had to decide whether a private equity investment in waste management was worth pursuing, but they…

Keeping Up with Fast Fashion

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Gone are the days of seasonal clothing lines. Instead, clothing manufacturers are continuing to push their designers and their manufacturers to turn out new lines in a matter of weeks….

Exploring Efficacy of Brand Marketing Workflow Software

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Our private equity client was in the IOI phase of an investment in a rapidly growing software company providing marketing workflow collaboration to high-end brands. As part of their private…

Lender Insurance’s Changing Regulatory Landscape

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Our client was interested in pursuing an investment in the lender-placed insurance market. Recent regulations had been established, but many industry experts believed that they had not gone far enough….

Assessing Underperformance in Saw Mills Portfolio

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In spite of a growing housing market, a private equity-owned saw manufacturer in the U.S. Pacific Northwest was reporting low sales performance. Executive management attributed the cause to dwindling production…

Seeking Specialized Mining & Industrials Insight

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In a closely fought competition, American Industrial Partners acquires a company for $1.23 billion, a record sale for the firm. Our private equity client American Industrial Partners (AIP) was weighing…