Data drives private equity love affair with bean counters

How advanced analytics is a PE game changer in weighing up investments

Hello Rainmakers,

You may never have heard of JMAN, but last month it become the first data specialist to be named on a Private Equity exit in the UK after Horizon’s exit from Dains.

As Anna Cooper discovers, JMAN is fueling 88 PE funds and more than 200 portfolio companies across 38 countries with data services from its offices in London, New York and Chennai. Its team of 360 consultants, data scientists and full-stack engineers empower PE to translate data into tangible value.

The data specialist also defined the “metrics that matter”, building insight tools to present the description and diagnosis of performance.

And keep reading to find out about some more exciting speakers for our Rainmakers conference on the 26th of March.

With the accountancy sector becoming more attractive to private equity players, data is driving the love affair.

The likes of Grant Thornton, Dains, BK Plus, Evelyn Partners and Cooper Parry are embracing private equity investment, leveraging data to unlock value more rapidly and efficiently.

And it is only going to become more important to investors and companies who are looking to create a “powerful position to scale excellence”, says Christian Davis, associate partner at JMAN group.

Christian Davis

JMAN is fueling 88 PE funds and more than 200 portfolio companies across 38 countries with data services from its offices in London, New York and Chennai. Its team of 360 consultants, data scientists and full-stack engineers empower PE to translate data into tangible value.