Case Study: Leading private equity firms unlock margin growth with AlixPartners

Leading Private Equity Firms unlock 10-20% AI productivity gains with AlixPartners

The customer, a leading private equity firm, faced the challenge of validating its investment thesis for taking a multibillion-dollar professional services company private. With limited public data, the firm needed a partner to provide rapid, actionable due diligence to de-risk the deal and identify opportunities for margin expansion. They turned to AlixPartners for its deep expertise in professional services and its ability to stress-test management's business plan assumptions.

AlixPartners implemented a two-phase due diligence program that benchmarked the target company against peers and developed a comprehensive value-creation plan. The solution identified four key areas for savings and evaluated the potential for AI to enhance productivity, even mapping specific workflows where gains of 10-20% were possible. The work by AlixPartners delivered a high-confidence, data-backed roadmap that gave the private equity firm the conviction to proceed, enabling a successful transaction and positioning the company for sustainable growth.