PRIVATE EQUITY INTELLIGENCE
Entry price matters. Value creation and downside protection matter just as much.
Sheyconomics supports private-equity investors, family offices and portfolio companies with underwriting, commercial and operational diligence, value-creation planning and exit readiness.
The objective is to connect what is paid at entry with what can realistically improve during ownership, where execution can fail and what the business could be worth under different exit conditions.
When this work is useful
Use this work during screening, commercial due diligence, operational due diligence, post-acquisition planning or portfolio review. It is particularly valuable when the investment thesis depends on pricing, margin expansion, procurement, working capital, add-on acquisitions or a clear path to exit.
Underwriting
Revenue quality, EBITDA normalization, cash conversion, debt capacity, valuation and downside resilience.
Value creation
Pricing, procurement, cost structure, working capital, operating model and management priorities.
Exit readiness
Buyer universe, sustainable EBITDA, quality of earnings, growth evidence and scenario-based exit value.
Selected value-creation case
Context. A large industrial spend base required tighter sourcing economics and stronger supplier visibility.
Scale. Approximately €80M of spend with a €15M savings program.
PE relevance. Procurement and supply-chain levers can translate directly into margin, cash conversion and exit value. The case illustrates how an operational workstream becomes part of an investment thesis rather than a separate cost project.
Questions this work helps answer
- How much of current EBITDA is sustainable?
- Which value-creation levers are measurable and executable?
- What happens to returns if growth, margin or exit multiple disappoint?
- Where is cash trapped in working capital or inefficient spend?
- What needs to be true before the business is exit-ready?
HOW THE VALUE-CREATION MATH IS SHIFTING
Operating leverage will matter more when capital is less forgiving.
What used to carry a deal
Multiple expansion and cheap leverage did a lot of the work between entry and exit.
What has to carry it now
Margin expansion, pricing discipline and working-capital efficiency, since financing costs and exit multiples are less reliable tailwinds.
Sheyconomics uses scenario analysis to connect these shifts to EBITDA, cash and exit value on a specific asset, rather than treating them as macro commentary.
What a mandate can deliver
Revenue bridge
Growth quality and pricing drivers.
EBITDA sensitivity
Normalization and value-creation cases.
Value-creation plan
Prioritized actions with owners and KPIs.
Exit scenarios
Buyer logic, multiples and readiness gaps.
