For Private Equity
Bickel & Company is the execution partner of choice for leading private equity funds.
Impact
We turn underperforming businesses into top performers and elevate good businesses to excellence.
Adj. EBITDA increase
(engagement exit vs. entry)
Over an average of 3 years
entry EBITDA
Average revenue CAGR
Above market &
historic CAGRs
Average cash conversion improvement
(% of adj. EBITDA)
> 40 ppts
Average adj. EBITDA margin uplift
> 10 ppts
Average net working capital improvement
(% of revenues)
> 5 ppts
Scope
Value creation requires transformation across the full value chain.
This is where the complexity lies and where we thrive.
Target operating model
Designing organizational footprint, leadership models and governance structures for effective company steering
Growth excellence
Driving topline growth through commercial initiatives, disciplined pricing & improved sales-force effectiveness
Portfolio mix
Optimizing portfolio mix through targeted investments (R&D, M&A) / divestments (ramp-down, M&A)
Production set-up
Optimizing footprint, improving site capacity utilization, efficiency & throughput, including production set-up
Project management
Improving margins through effective project steering and renegotiation of underperforming projects
Purchasing excellence
Improving production / non-production material costs through purchasing & material-group renegotiation
SG&A structure
Right-sizing corporate and site functions & overhead structures in alignment with the target operating model
IT backbone
Implementing / harmonizing IT, steering and management systems for operational transparency and control, and introducing AI to realize efficiency improvements
Approach
We embed into the organization and lead transformation from within.
Each mandate is executed by a C-level role in line responsibility and a dedicated Bickel & Company team for ultimate success. No gap between the true north and implementation.
How we do it
We translate the value creation thesis from due diligence into execution from day one through exit.
We assess and design comprehensive VCPs pre-closing during the DD phase
/ Holistic assessment of key value levers
/ VCP design ready for immediate execution
/ Steering of DD providers
/ Design of a 100-day plan for rapid implementation
We take over leadership in executive roles (CTO, CFO etc.) accompanied by a transformation-tested Bickel & Company team to quickly & sustainably implement the transformation from day 1
/ Strategic repositioning
/ Reshaping the operating model
/ Cost reduction programs (Purchasing, SG&A, Operations)
/ Works council negotiations
/ Portfolio Management and M&A
/ Growth initiatives across products and regions
/ Cash and working capital initiatives
/ Refinancing / adjustment of capital structure
We serve in governance roles to accelerate the transformation and safeguard long-term success
/ Supervisory / Advisory Board positions, ideally in addition to C-level accelerate the transformation
/ Developing and shaping a well balanced and stable organization
Engagements
Results from operational execution with line responsibility
Machinery
6.0 k
€ 1.4 bn
5%
Clients
Trusted by leading private equity funds
