Case Study: DFC Global Corp. de-risks acquisition and market analysis with Catalant Technologies

Helping a Product Development Team Test New Opportunities

DFC Global Corp., a financial services company with 6,600 employees and 1,000 retail locations, needed a better way to evaluate high-risk acquisition and market expansion opportunities without committing to costly upfront research or additional headcount. Its product development team lacked the time and specialized expertise to quickly assess speculative opportunities, and traditional consulting firms were too slow and cumbersome. To address this, DFC used Catalant Technologies’ on-demand expert platform to bring in outside specialist support for market research and acquisition analysis.

With Catalant Technologies, DFC supplemented its internal team with an independent industry expert who delivered a thorough, well-researched assessment of a possible acquisition in Canada, along with board-ready analysis and presentation support. The vendor’s self-managed contractor model reduced the need for hands-on oversight, saving leadership time while helping the team test opportunities quickly and de-risk decisions. While no hard financial metrics were provided, DFC reported that Catalant Technologies’ expertise was the difference between success and failure and that the quality of results exceeded expectations.

DFC Global Corp.

Nick Bosch

Director of Global Product Development & Management