Practice 08
Private Capital & Portfolio Advisory
Thyor supports private equity, venture, infrastructure and family investment offices across diligence, portfolio performance, value creation and exit — investor-side analysis, portfolio-company CFO capability, and the reporting cadence that turns operational detail into investment decisions.
Why it matters
An investor-grade operating partner for the full ownership cycle.
Returns in private capital are now made in operations, not in entry multiples. Financial engineering has been competed away; what remains is the harder work of improving margin, cash, pricing, organisation and capital allocation inside portfolio companies — measurably, quarter by quarter.
Most investors have more deals than senior operating capacity. Diligence teams see the deal but not the two years after. Portfolio companies, especially in the lower middle market, often lack the finance infrastructure to produce the reporting an institutional owner needs — and to execute the value-creation plan the underwrite assumes.
The firm operates as an extension of the investment team where it adds most: independent diligence support before commitment, CFO-grade capability inside portfolio companies during ownership, and preparation that makes exits orderly rather than rushed.
Recognisable situations
When to engage.
- 01
A deal needs independent eyes
Financial and operational diligence support, downside analysis and a view on the value-creation assumptions before commitment.
- 02
A portfolio company lacks finance depth
Reporting, forecasting and cash control must reach institutional standard without a full-time executive hire.
- 03
The value-creation plan is stalling
The underwrite assumed operational improvements that need design, governance and someone accountable for delivery.
- 04
Performance reporting is unreliable
Fund-level decisions are being made on portfolio data that arrives late or cannot be trusted.
- 05
An exit is approaching
Twelve to eighteen months of preparation — reporting, equity story, diligence readiness — protects the multiple.
- 06
A situation turns difficult
A covenant breach, a liquidity squeeze or an underperforming asset requires restructuring capability inside the portfolio.
Scope
Work configured around the decision.
Pre-investment
- Investor-side financial and strategic diligence
- Downside and scenario analysis
- Value-creation thesis testing
- Co-investment and special-situation analysis where appropriate
Portfolio operations
- Portfolio-company CFO support
- Value-creation planning and governance
- Performance improvement execution
- Acquisition integration
Fund analytics
- Fund and portfolio analytics
- Performance reporting
- Capital allocation support
- Portfolio risk and scenario analysis
Realisation
- Exit preparation
- Vendor-side readiness and reporting
- Equity story and materials support
- Post-exit transition support
Method
A clear sequence from fact base to execution.
- 01
Underwrite honestly
Diligence that tests the operational assumptions behind the model — before capital is committed.
- 02
Install the information base
Portfolio-company reporting and forecasting at the standard the investment case requires.
- 03
Govern value creation
A tracked programme of operational initiatives, each with an owner, a number and a date.
- 04
Intervene where needed
Restructuring, liquidity and leadership support in situations that deviate from plan.
- 05
Prepare the exit
Reporting history, equity story and diligence readiness assembled over quarters, not weeks.
Deliverables
Work products designed to support an actual decision.
- Diligence reports and issue analyses
- Value-creation plans with tracked initiatives
- Portfolio-company reporting suites
- Fund and portfolio analytics packs
- Downside and covenant scenario models
- Exit-readiness assessments
- Integration plans for bolt-on acquisitions
Focused services
Services within Private Capital.
Portfolio-Company CFO Support
CFO, FP&A, cash and reporting capability for portfolio companies that need institutional information without unnecessary overhead.
View service →Private-Equity Value Creation
Financial and operating governance that converts the investment thesis into measurable initiatives inside the portfolio company.
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Discuss portfolio support
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