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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….

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…

Private Equity Consulting Firms: Guiding Drone Sector Entry

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Our client decided to invest after a lengthy sector thesis investigation and due diligence. In speaking with Apex Leaders’ advisors they were able to validate their investment thesis in the drone market early and identify an attractive target in a new tech sector.

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…

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…