Program overview

The A&M Rapid Results Program™ is a comprehensive approach to performance improvement designed for portfolio companies of private equity (PE) funds in a structured yet accelerated, quantified and highly prioritized process. Leveraging the same operational heritage and bias towards action that is the hallmark of the A&M legacy, our A&M Rapid Results Program™ team has a deep bench of industry veterans, functional experts and experienced operators. 

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PE investors often find themselves challenged with driving EBITDA and enterprise value growth within notoriously short holding periods in their investment portfolios. The A&M Rapid Results Program™ has been the proven tool that our PE clients most often leverage to positively impact revenue, cost and margin drivers, as well as working capital in a compressed timeframe.

By addressing performance characteristics critical to the growth of portfolio companies, the A&M Rapid Results Program™ is different from other common performance improvement approaches, and focuses on:

• Results and Speed: energy/intensity levels and proven results in a compressed timeline
• Relevance: specific industry and functional expertise; availability of comparative data and information, benchmarks
• Risk Management: Rapid Results is always operator-led and execution focused, extending a company’s management capacity to address KPI drivers

We routinely address these key performance drivers:

Profitability and Margin Management

• Profit and margin transparency
• Cost-to-serve considerations
• Costing and pricing methodology
• Sales force effectiveness
• Customer service management

Operations Excellence

• Process performance optimization, service cost optimization and footprint optimization, specializing in the following industries:
  • Manufacturing
  • Distribution and Logistics
  • Business Services/Technology
• Service delivery models, including effectiveness and efficiency improvement, as well as performance and cost optimization

Supply Chain Management

• Supply chain management – process optimization including planning processes and S&OP
• Sourcing and procurement – sourcing cost optimization, process optimization, organizational alignment, etc.