Blue Ridge Partners

MID-YEAR PROMOTIONS 🎉 Blue Ridge Partners congratulates the following people on their well-earned promotions: ◾ Nick Walmsley - Managing Director ◾ Mandy Bowers - Principal ◾ Stuart Bartosik - Senior Engagement Manager ◾ Corey Reid Corrigan - Senior Engagement Manager ◾ Adam Salistean - Engagement Manager ◾ Tetiana Michailuk - Associate Manager ◾ Robert Duffy - Associate ◾ Timothy Hai - Senior Business Analyst We continue to be highly impressed by the commitment and excellence exhibited by our entire Blue Ridge team and thankful for all the great efforts on behalf of our clients and the firm.

We recently surveyed operating partners and investment partners regarding the challenges facing their portfolio companies and how these challenges are impacting the size, shape and structure of their Value Creation Teams in 2024. We presented the findings, last month, at the keynote session of PEI Operating Partners Forum Europe, for which Blue Ridge Partners is the long-standing Knowledge Partner. Here are some of the key takeaways from the research and discussion: KEY OPERATIONAL HURDLES: Accelerating organic revenue growth emerged as the top operating challenge over the coming 12 months. Other critical areas include optimizing pricing strategies, enhancing financial efficiency, and upgrading talent within the organization. STRATEGIC TEAM INTEGRATION: There is a strong consensus on the necessity for value creation teams to be more structurally integrated with deal teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and enhanced overall performance. CONTRASTING PARTNER PRIORITIES: There are marked differences of perspective between investment and operating partners. Investment partners place significantly more emphasis on supply chains, cash flow management, and cost control. They also stress the importance of value creation teams having stronger specialist skills in areas such as commercial effectiveness. Private Equity International | Blue Ridge Partners #revenuegrowth #managementconsulting

Blue Ridge Partners is growing our Managing Director ranks. We are a boutique management consulting firm specializing in driving profitable revenue growth for our clients, the vast majority of which are B2B private equity owned companies.    We have served 130 private equity firms and over 1000 companies, leveraging our deep expertise in growth strategy, commercial effectiveness, and pricing optimization across a range of industries. We are deeply committed to helping our clients and consultants thrive. At this point in our growth trajectory, we are especially focused on expanding at the Managing Director level of our firm.    Visit our careers page to convey your interest, submit documents, and learn more about our MD and other roles … or spread the word and help us connect with top talent! 🤝Blue Ridge Partners #CareerOpportunity

Our latest software market survey results show SaaS leaders are optimistic about a strong 2024. Double digit growth is expected, along with ~6-7% price increases in the US and UK, and ~4% in continental Europe.     Check out our latest article, by Brian Bailard, to learn more about software CXOs’ changing growth expectations and the initiatives they are now prioritizing to drive growth in 2024.   Blue Ridge Partners

Accelerating Profitable Revenue Growth is our #1 focus at Blue Ridge Partners - we are grateful to be recognized by the Actum Group as the 2024 Value Creation Advisory Firm of the Year for Revenue Growth.

Discover additional pricing upside in 2024 that was likely not captured in 2021 - 2023. While we believe the 2024 “base” price increase will generally be lower than the past few years, we believe there are additional pricing opportunities some may have overlooked. Brian Bailard | Blue Ridge Partners #pricingstrategy #managementconsulting

✨ Our upcoming event "Revenue and Growth in Value Creation" is less than a month away and this week we are happy to introduce our sponsors ✨ Starting with our Knowledge Partner, Blue Ridge Partners!   Blue Ridge Partners is a global management consulting firm exclusively focused on helping companies accelerate profitable revenue growth. It has worked with more than 1,000 companies to improve their strategic understanding of markets and customers, deepen and expand their customer relationships, and enhance marketing and sales performance. The firm's clients include over 130 private equity firms and their portfolio companies – supporting them during deal evaluation, due diligence, and post-acquisition. Blue Ridge Partners has a reputation for helping companies grow faster by rolling up its sleeves, working collaboratively, and delivering measurable impact quickly and more efficiently than large consultancies. Find out more about Blue Ridge Partners: https://lnkd.in/ekRtUEtt Jim Corey Moti Shahani Corey Torrence Michael Smith Rodrigo Navarro Vincent Schuller tot Peursum Uwe Doerken Anthony Lucas #ActumGroup #PrivateEquity #ValueCreation #Event #GrowthInValueCreation #Pricing #MarginOptimisation #GenerativeAI

Looking forward to hearing from this powerhouse private equity panel on pricing and value creation, moderated by our own Moti Shahani. #managementconsulting #privateequity #valuecreation