GEP partners with PE firms to accelerate time to value, reduce costs, and unlock operational improvements across their portfolios. We work across the full investment lifecycle, from pre-close diligence through exit, delivering end-to-end procurement and supply chain solutions that drive measurable EBITDA impact.
500+
PE engagements delivered globally
$1B
Value captured for PE portfolios
200–400bps
Typical EBITDA improvement per engagement
Leading the Future of Private Equity
500+
PE engagements delivered globally
21%
Average indirect procurement savings achieved through cross-portfolio programs
The Full Deal Lifecycle. Covered.
From data room to exit memo, GEP is the operational partner that stays for the whole journey.
Know the operational risk before you sign.
GEP embeds Deal IQ into the diligence process, giving deal teams a structured view of procurement risk, supplier concentration, contract exposure, and savings opportunity before close.
8–15% addressable cost opportunity identified pre-close
- · Spend data acquisition and rapid categorization
- · Supplier concentration and single-source risk mapping
- · Contract segmentation and value-at-risk analysis
- · Procurement maturity assessment
- · Opportunity sizing for the investment thesis
- · Day-one readiness planning
Capture the most accessible value in the first 100 days.
GEP deploys embedded teams within 30 days of close, running parallel workstreams across categories to generate early EBITDA impact.
3–6% savings captured in first 100 days
- · Rapid spend baselining and quick-win identification
- · Emergency sourcing and contract renegotiation
- · Supplier consolidation and rationalization
- · Procurement governance and policy implementation
- · Digital procurement deployment (GEP SMART™)
- · 100-day milestone tracking and GP reporting
Sustain and compound value through the hold period.
Beyond quick wins, GEP builds the procurement capability that drives compounding EBITDA improvement, category by category, year over year.
10–20% total cost reduction across the hold period
- · Strategic category management across all spend
- · Supplier relationship and performance management
- · Working capital optimization
- · Procurement center of excellence buildout
- · AI-enabled spend monitoring and leakage prevention
- · Annual savings program design and delivery
Unlock scale synergies across every holding.
Cross-portfolio spend creates negotiating leverage that individual companies cannot access alone. GEP manages it as a unified program.
5–12% additional savings through cross-portfolio leverage
- · Cross-portfolio spend aggregation and benchmarking
- · Group purchasing agreements and preferred supplier programs
- · Shared services and category management structure
- · Portfolio-wide supplier risk monitoring
- · Buy-and-build integration playbooks
- · GP-level portfolio performance dashboard
Build the procurement story that supports the multiple.
Acquirers pay premiums for operational certainty. GEP prepares the procurement function for scrutiny: documented savings, de-risked supply chains, and a clean vendor diligence narrative.
0.5–1.5x multiple uplift from documented procurement value
- · Vendor diligence pack preparation
- · Savings documentation and verification
- · Contract clean-up and liability reduction
- · Supplier relationship transfer planning
- · Standalone procurement capability assessment
- · Buyer Q&A support and management presentations
End-to-End Operational Expertise
Procurement and supply chain: two levers, one integrated team. Sequenced to where the value is greatest at each deal stage.
Procurement
Strategic Sourcing
Category-by-category sourcing programs that compress timelines and deliver measurable savings against an auditable baseline.
Category Management
Deep market intelligence and category strategies that turn procurement from a cost center into a sustained margin driver.
Contract Value Recovery
Recover value leaking through legacy contracts: pricing non-compliance, unclaimed rebates, scope creep.
Tail Spend Control
AI-automated tail spend management that eliminates maverick buying and delivers 15–25% savings on the hardest-to-manage spend.
Cross-Portfolio Supplier Consolidation
Aggregate spend across holdings to access volume pricing and preferred terms unavailable to individual portfolio companies.
Supply Chain
Planning & S&OP Effectiveness
Assess forecast accuracy, bias, and S&OP maturity. Identify opportunities for demand sensing, digital planning, and inventory buffering optimization.
Sourcing Strategy Optimization
Build spend cubes, validate supplier concentration, perform should-cost analysis, and identify Design-to-Value opportunities to reduce material usage and total landed cost.
Manufacturing Footprint & Capacity
Benchmark OEE, yield, and changeover performance. Evaluate make vs. buy economics, size network consolidation scenarios, and identify capacity unlocks.
Logistics & Network Optimization
Map network flows, evaluate DC footprint scenarios, review 3PL performance, and improve transportation efficiency across mode mix, load factor, and lane routing.
Working Capital & Cash Cycle
Benchmark payment terms, diagnose slow-moving inventory, and model scenarios to release cash while preserving service levels. Typically 15–25% NWC improvement.
AI-Native Tools Purpose-Built for PE Deal Teams
Six GEP Quantum Intelligence-powered capabilities that surface, protect, and capture value from pre-close to exit.
Spend Intelligence
AI-powered spend cube built on GEP Quantum Intelligence. Category benchmarks and portfolio-wide visibility from day one.
Value Leakage Detector
Continuously surfaces savings leaving the business through contract gaps, maverick spend, and pricing drift. Quantifies what’s recoverable in real time. Powered by GEP Quantum Intelligence.
Deal IQ
Pre-close procurement risk and opportunity assessment powered by GEP STRATEGY and GEP Quantum Intelligence. Structured findings ready for the IC memo.
Autonomous Sourcing
AI-driven RFx, supplier discovery, and award optimization powered by GEP Quantum Intelligence. Sourcing cycles that took weeks now run in days.
Negotiation Strategy Engine
Should-cost models, live market intelligence, and real-time counteroffers by category. Powered by GEP Quantum Intelligence. Your teams walk in knowing exactly where to push.
Portfolio Intelligence
Cross-portfolio spend benchmarking and real-time performance dashboards built on GEP Quantum Intelligence. One unified view of where every dollar goes.
Results Across the Deal Lifecycle
Real outcomes from real deals. Across sectors, deal types, and hold periods.
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Our PE consulting teams are actively engaged with deal teams, operating partners and portfolio companies. Set up a 30-minute discussion to assess your specific opportunity.
- Pre-close procurement opportunity sizing
- 100-day value creation planning
- AI-powered spend analysis and benchmarking
- Variable-cost delivery model design
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