PE sponsor, business services
[Integrating three add-ons in eighteen months]
- Situation
- [What the sponsor was trying to do and what was getting in the way.]
- Result
- [A measurable outcome, e.g. synergies captured vs. plan, time to close-out.]
Enterprise value is grown, ring by ring.
Still Growing advises private equity firms, PE-backed companies and founder-led businesses at the moments that decide value: the thesis, the deal, the integration and the years of growth that follow.
Built for the people who own the outcome
Each client sits at a different seat at the table. The work changes to fit the seat.
An operator in the room before and after close
Pressure-test the thesis, size the real opportunity and leave close with a value creation plan the management team can actually run.
- Investment thesis and buy-side diligence support
- Platform and add-on acquisition strategy
- 100-day plans tied to the investment case
- Portfolio company assessments and board-level reporting
- Exit readiness and equity story development
A partner who has sat in your chair
Translate sponsor expectations into a plan, an operating rhythm and a leadership team built for the next stage.
- Enterprise strategy and annual operating plans
- Post-merger integration leadership and PMO
- C-suite professionalization and org design
- KPI frameworks and management reporting
- Organic growth programs grounded in analytics
Clear eyes before your biggest decision
Get the business ready for capital, a partner or a sale, and make sure you understand what buyers will value and why.
- Sell-side preparation and buyer readiness
- Growth strategy and capital options
- Building the leadership bench beyond the founder
- Professionalizing finance, data and governance
- Acquisition strategy for founder-led roll-ups
Across the full investment lifecycle
Choose a stage to see where we come in, what we deliver and the questions we help answer.
Know what you are really buying
Pressure-test the investment thesis with an operator's eye before capital is committed. Separate the growth story from the growth evidence.
What we deliver
- Thesis pressure test
- Market and competitive map
- Platform and add-on target screen
- Greenfield vs. acquire analysis
Questions we help answer
- Is the growth in this market, or in this company?
- What would have to be true for the plan to work?
- Build, buy or partner?
Diligence that writes the first draft of the plan
Buy-side and sell-side support focused on commercial and operational value, so findings become priorities instead of a binder on a shelf.
What we deliver
- Commercial and operational diligence
- Synergy sizing and validation
- Management assessment
- Draft value creation plan
Questions we help answer
- Which synergies are real, and on what timeline?
- Can this team run the next chapter?
- What breaks at twice the size?
Capture the value you paid for
Post-merger integration that protects the base business while delivering synergies, with clear decision rights and a PMO that keeps pace.
What we deliver
- 100-day plan and Day 1 readiness
- Integration management office
- Synergy tracking
- Org design and leadership alignment
Questions we help answer
- What must be true on Day 1?
- Who decides, and how fast?
- How do we keep customers and talent through the change?
Organic growth, run like an operating system
Data-driven growth grounded in a clear thesis, analytics, prioritized opportunities and disciplined execution, with a professionalized C-suite to sustain it.
What we deliver
- Enterprise strategy and operating plan
- Pricing, customer and channel analytics
- Growth initiative portfolio
- C-suite professionalization
Questions we help answer
- Where is the next dollar of EBITDA coming from?
- Are we funding the right few bets?
- Is the leadership team built for the next stage?
Tell a story buyers can underwrite
Get ahead of the questions the next owner will ask. Turn the results of the hold into an equity story backed by data and a credible forward plan.
What we deliver
- Exit readiness assessment
- Equity story and growth runway
- KPI and data room readiness
- Sell-side advisory support
Questions we help answer
- What will the next buyer pay for?
- Which gaps will show up in their diligence?
- Is the forward plan credible?
Tools for the questions that come up in every deal
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Leadership bench map
Map who holds each C-suite seat today, and get a hiring sequence for the next stage.
Map the benchAI EBITDA lever sizer
Size AI by function, discounted for readiness and timed against your exit. See what a buyer will actually pay for.
Size the opportunityBuyer's lens pre-mortem
See your company the way a PE buyer's diligence team will, and where issues turn into deal terms.
Run the pre-mortemSelected engagements
PE-backed company, healthcare services
[Rebuilding the growth engine after a flat year]
- Situation
- [Context.]
- Result
- [Outcome.]
Founder-led business, industrial distribution
[Preparing for a first institutional sale]
- Situation
- [Context.]
- Result
- [Outcome.]
Let's talk about where you are in the deal
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