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Jun 18, 20242 min read
The Power of Advanced Modelling for Revenue Generation & Customer Retention
Leveraging advanced analytics is not just a strategy—it's a necessity.
Feb 7, 20242 min read
Converting data outputs into business outcomes
Data-driven growth goes beyond technical competence in analytics. Translating insights into actions necessitates identification of the most
Jul 11, 20231 min read
AI readiness
How AI ready is your business? Or the business you are looking to invest into, or divest from? 'AI readiness' is now, arguably, the first...
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Value creation & risks: Generative AI for private equity managers and portfolio companies
Generative AI is an exciting and transformative technology. It presents significant value creation opportunities but also inherent risks...
May 2, 20232 min read
Pricing. Pricing. Pricing.
It’s no secret that M&A deal activity started slowly in 2023. So, I was delighted to note in EY's 1Q 2023 Private Equity Pulse that March...
Apr 4, 20231 min read
Data diagnostic: the next step in value creation
"Global M&A activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in Q1 2023, as rising interest rates, high inflation and fears of a...
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Sustainability: if you can't measure it you can't improve it
Sustainability is a critical concern for individuals, businesses, investors, and governments worldwide. As we strive towards a more...
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Every company is a data company
Irrespective of sector. Geography. Or maturity. Every single company in the world creates data as a result of its operations. And almost...
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Do more
‘The best of times, and the worst of times,’ was the headline takeaway I wrote at the top of my notepad during last week's The Riverside...
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Getting Frank about due diligence
In 2021, JPMorgan Chase & Co. paid US175 million for Frank – a platform "designed to make college more affordable for millions of...
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Why settle for 5?
In the game of scrabble, the word ‘data’ has a score of just 5. Not too impressive to be honest. In the world of business - however -...
Jan 19, 20231 min read
Chasing change: 2022 year in review
A new year! Same challenges. And a few new ones - to boot! We can't wait to get our teeth into 2023 and support our clients in...
Oct 19, 20222 min read
Evolving data due diligence
Two years ago, DataDiligence created a new category of due diligence – the assessment of Data Assets to better inform investment...
Oct 4, 20222 min read
Data is a risk to mitigate & opportunity to realise in all M&A
‘Data’ goes way beyond bits and bytes, a customer list, or production line feed. Data is an ecosystem of interdependent and...
Sep 20, 20221 min read
Tesla: automaker or data company?
Famously, Uber is the world’s largest taxi business – but doesn’t own any taxis. Airbnb is the world’s largest accommodation provider –...
Jun 21, 20221 min read
What questions are investors asking about data in the due diligence process?
Consider this: 🤔 Dry powder (unspent commitments to private equity funds) reached US$3.4 trillion globally in 2021, according to Bain &...
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Watch out world!
Holding your first company offsite is a big thing for a start up. Holding your first company offsite - when the team has NEVER physically...
Mar 8, 20222 min read
The potential for data to make (or break) a PE deal has never been greater than it is today
Around this time each year, I wait with bated breath for Bain & Company’s Annual Private Equity Report. (You’re right, I don’t get out...
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Data Maturity Survey - calling participants!
As the famous adage goes: Knowledge is power. But, when it comes to the burgeoning world of data and data science – comprehensive,...
Feb 22, 20222 min read
The new leverage
What never depletes? Never wears out? And can be used across an unlimited number of use cases? Data. Data – be it a client list,...
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