Private Equity

In the UK, with its efficient capital markets and traditionally strong focus on shareholder value, business units and entire companies are continuously migrating to their most natural parents - namely those owners that are best positioned to maximise asset value through a range of business model restructuring.

This migration has increased in recent years as conglomerates of the 80s and 90s are unwound and as underperforming business units are spun off to help companies meet both expected shareholder returns and ROCE. This trend is clearly demonstrated by the surge in private equity activity where financial parents now form a substantial part of UK business.

Booz & Company has long played a significant and rapidly increasing role in supporting private equity clients across the UK since the late 80s. Drawing on our foresight, proven industry expertise and our deep and diverse functional expertise, Booz & Company is dedicated to creating and delivering the essential advantage private equity companies need to thrive in a changing world.

How We Help Our Clients

Booz & Company has been at the forefront of this advancing trend as advisors to leading private equity clients in the UK and overseas. Our insights into the needs and objectives of private equity clients are underpinned by the unmatched industry and deep and diverse functional expertise of our staff from around the world.

Booz & Company supports private equity clients across the entire investment process, including: 

• Identification and forecasting of industry level restructuring plays 
• Fund strategy development 
• Pre-acquisition due diligence
• Acquisition support 
• Post acquisition asset restructuring – including leadership team assessment and incentive development, portfolio adjustment, strategic repositioning, operational and IT improvement 
• Exit and IPO support