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Pivoting Investment Thesis Based on Advisor Knowledge

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A private equity firm was evaluating an investment in a specialized manufacturing and installation business. A key challenge for the private equity firm was the target company’s regional focus; the…

Functional Foods Ingredients Market: A Value Chain Deep Dive

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Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity firm with a growing interest in the functional food ingredients sector, sought to identify the most promising investment opportunities across the value chain. To…

Home Services Roll-Up

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Our client presented us with a broad investment thesis—they had interest in the home services industry for a potential platform investment. Ideally they wanted to identify a backable CEO candidate…

Seeking an Executive Board Placement for National Facility Services Business

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Our client, Saw Mill Capital, knew that executive board placement for their PE firm was critical to advancing the growth goals for their portfolio company, Rasa Floors—a flooring replacement company…

Industry Insights and Validating Brand Reputation in Produce

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Our client was interested in acquiring an upscale fresh produce distributor. The client leveraged our team at Apex Leaders, an expert network that specializes in private equity, to gain insights…

Expert Insights on PPE Regulations Drive Key Deal

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A client sought Apex Leaders’ assistance on a proprietary deal for an investment in an apparel company that makes protective gloves. As part of their private equity due diligence, they…

Apex Supports Glassware Manufacturing Turnaround Deal

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Our private equity client invests in distressed asset opportunities and wanted to investigate the landscape of publicly-traded and privately-held glassware manufacturing companies. With a surge in the number of breweries,…

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…

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…