We offer a range of services designed to support you through the various stages of investment and growth.
Private Equity consulting is at the heart of Telescope and integral part of our DNA. The transaction advisory practice at Telescope supports both financial investors as well as strategic buyers during acquisitions in the small and mid-cap market.
We help to accelerate a firm’s performance after the acquisition by a new investor with a clear focus on top-line development, Buy&Build and organizational growth. We help you to balance ambition and ability and to help unlock hidden potential at the crucial post-transaction stage.
The business support practice at Telescope supports Private Equity investors during the 2nd half of their investment holding period. Our work begins with conducting independent business reviews on both firms, market and strategy plans followed by the development of exit or investment.
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In PE sector strategy projects, we review sector characteristics and the status-quo of a particular market niche in order to validate the attractiveness of this segment for a structured private equity investment approach. We develop investment theses surrounding future platform investments in this sector, the fit of the M&A landscape to the fund’s prerequisites and eventually validate the potential for superior returns given the trends and developments within a particular market. We also review the M&A reservoir of actionable assets in the sector followed by a first assessment of likely value creation levers post a platform acquisition.
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So-called Pre-Due Diligence Assessments often serve as the basis for any successful long-term engagement of a Private Equity investor in a particular technology market niche. Telescope assesses the current trends, drivers, customer demands as well as competitive dynamics in a sector before an deciding to enter (future) competitive M&A auctions in the field. The pre-DD work allows investors to understand the environment in which a potential target resides, which creates a competitive advantage in today’s fast-paced transaction processes. We help funds develop sector knowledge beyond simply available data by conducting significant numbers of interviews with stakeholders in selected market niches that create real-time insights on a market.
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We have served as deal advisors on hundreds of transactions with a focus on understanding a target’s competitive position, hidden potential, attractiveness in the light of market trends and drivers as well as the ability to continuously introduce innovative products and solutions. As a leading European advisory firm recognized for our sector expertise in technology sectors such as IT, Software, Next-Gen Infrastructure and tech-enriched services, we provide clients with access to insights and benchmarks tailored to these fast-developing industries.
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Essential first step after an acquisition is the PMI-office setup that supports the fund and the target in jointly developing a roadmap to unlock the value creation potential in the new setup. Ideally, Telescope has already supported the transaction during the previous stage, and we can start leveraging value from day 1.
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We actively support in small- and mid-cap assets the setup and kick-start of structured Buy&Build workstreams. This includes identifying and listing actionable targets in a sector, defining the contacting approach and executing the facilitation of mutual intros between the nucleus and potential add-ons. This service is dedicated to situations in which neither the Private Equity fund nor the platform company has an operational M&A team at hand driving such a workstream full-time. Telescope herein acts as full-scope partner and facilitator, from listing, to meeting setup and due diligence.
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Within the organizational value creation work, Telescope focuses on unleashing performance increases on top-line KPIs and organizational topics, such as HR and business technology. Our advisory work centers around the development of market strategies, innovation programs designed to reach a leadership role in its market, the development of excellent sales processes (reseller and partner model, customer financing, etc.) and the review of organizational growth levers.
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During the investment period, strategies and goals sometimes have to be adjusted to meet the changing market conditions and developments. Independent Business Reviews (IBRs) are designed to provide transparency on current market trends and customer viewpoints, and eventually designed to help review and adjust the portfolio company’s business plan and value creation strategy. Often, such IBRs are connecting the CDD results from the transaction with the performance of the target half-way through the investment journey. They also lay the foundation for the performance improvements required on the way towards the exit.
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Telescope regularly supports investors and management teams in the preparation of a successful exit with Vendor Due Diligence work. We provide a transparent, forward-looking picture of the portfolio company in its current form, highlighting successes and challenges as well as value creation levers for the next holding period. Our goal is to form an appealing and accurate equity story that captures the true narrative of the firm’s development during the current ownership period. This exit support work is enriched with our sector expertise, provides unparalleled amounts of benchmarks and serves as a basis for a successful sale process.
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We help you understand a particular sector and its investment attractiveness.
Get a quick assessment on a potential target before going all in.
The bankable Commercial Due Diligence is Telescope’s signature advisory service.
Supporting investors with leveraging value from the start.
A wide range of value creation services to ensure continuous growth.
An “mid-term” performance review with a view on exit readiness.
Writing the portfolio’s investment story and future potential.
