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Are you a lower middle market CEO, President, and/or Founder? Is there deal with Private Equity in your future? Click here to reserve your spot for the launch of our upcoming course on "Working with Private Equity".
Excellence + Value
in Strategy Consulting & Execution
We deliver mission critical projects requiring MBB quality consulting support and operational execution at a down-to-earth price.
Our Services
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Due Diligence
Gain the swift, responsive, on-point support you need to get your transaction done with white glove commercial and operational diligence leveraging our expert network and MBB approach.
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Strategy
Have a portfolio company with great potential but are unsure which path to take to realize it? Considering what measures will right-track a struggling asset? Looking to outline a value creation plan? We can help you with a robust strategy in the MBB mold.
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Change Execution / M&A Integration
New portfolio companies in the middle- and lower middle market are often challenged by the expected pace and quality of change needed, particularly in acquiring and merging in new businesses. Larger entities, including F500 companies, often just need good reliable help in executing change. Leveraging our ChAMP (Change Acceleration Management Process™) methodology, we not only help to drive the change hands-on but also teach teams how to execute on future initiatives.
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Buy Side M&A Advisory - ADG/I
Need a virtual head of M&A to drive acquisitions for one or more of your portfolio companies in the Aerospace, Defense, Government + Information sector? We’ve been there and done that for iconic brands in the space.
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Interim Executive
In a transition period with one of your portfolio companies? Need a CEO, President, or COO to lead the business while you conduct a formal search? We’ve held interim C-suite roles with excellent outcomes for investor-driven businesses.
The Birth of Execution Gurus
As former managing partners of a Bain & Co boutique spin-off who had previously overseen successful strategy and execution as corporate executives and military leaders, our founders recognized that investors sought the value and close touch of a boutique strategy firm but also welcomed help enabling their portfolio companies to execute on strategy under a new ownership paradigm. Like you, they had seen many non-executable strategies produced and left to gather dust on a shelf. Sensing the market frustration, they asked themselves, “What good is a strategy if it can’t be implemented?”
To meet those needs under a single, “one-stop shop” boutique, EG was formed in 2017. We’ve been proudly serving private equity, hedge funds, and public entities ever since with white glove strategy and execution services delivered at a sensible price point. Along the way, we developed ChAMP - the Change Acceleration Management Process™ - a method for vastly improved execution of strategic change.
While not every client needs strategy+execution, our clients value that we always approach opportunities and issues with a strategic, yet operationally aware mindset, and every strategic recommendation is always something we can see through to execution.
Leadership
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Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Greg is a board advisor, former CEO, and a consulting executive with a track record of delivering superior results to clients in private equity, hedge funds, and the Global 500.
Greg served as CEO of Styrotek - a family office portfolio company in specialty packaging - delivering a successful exit for investors. He also served as an Executive-In-Residence at lower middle market PE firm RFE Investors, and as Head of Corporate Development for large European growth equity firm Montagu and their portfolio company Janes Global Defense.
Greg previously served as Co-Managing Partner of a Bain & Company spin-off and corporate strategy firm that advised private equity firms and Global 500 companies, leading work in diligence, growth strategy, performance optimization, and strategic execution, some of which was covered in the Wall Street Journal.
Prior to consulting, he ran the North American unit of VC-backed and Nobel Laureate-founded software company Definiens AG (now Astra Zeneca). Greg also founded and served as CEO of iArmor, Inc., a health-tech startup that created the first version of the Apple Watch concept. Earlier, Greg led one of pre/post-IPO BEA’s (now Oracle Corporation) high-growth businesses.
At Fortune 50 Pfizer, he reported to the C-level and delivered a near $1B EBITDA improvement. In his early career, held transformational and leadership roles at Computer Sciences Corporation (now DXC), Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (now Credit Suisse), and as a commissioned officer in the US Navy.
Greg co-created ChAMP – EG’s methodology for ensuring execution of strategy. He is also the inventor of US Patent # 6,294,993, “System for Providing Personal Security Via Event Detection”.
He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy with a BS in Aerospace/Astrospace Engineering and a graduate of an executive education program at The Wharton School / University of Pennsylvania. Greg served on the Advisory Council for Executive & Corporate Education at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business and on the Advisory Board of The Trestle Group Foundation – an NGO supporting the success of women entrepreneurs in developing global regions. He currently serves on Senator Booker’s interview committee for service academy nominations.
We Pioneered ChAMP
the Change Acceleration Management Process™
ChAMP is a superior method for securing results from strategic plans, project management, 100-day plans, post-merger integrations, and business line and product launches, as well as change management and transformations. ChAMP is also a powerful force multiplier for PE Operating Partners.
“Execution” is a hot topic these days, especially given the speed of technology-enabled business, outsized shareholder growth expectations, and the high valuations and full multiples paid for acquisitions. “Buying right”, a “great strategy”, and a “robust exit model” are certainly all key ingredients for a solid investment; yet execution is the one element in the investment lifecycle that remains elusive for many investors and challenging for many companies of all sizes facing change imperatives. For many years, we have specialized in helping investors and companies improve results and break through inertia using hands-on execution tools.
ChAMP was engineered to eliminate ‘gear slippage’ that too often results from alternative approaches. It utilizes fewer resources and yields higher efficacy from business initiatives than traditional Project Management Offices (PMOs). ChAMP is an outgrowth from best practices in leading P&Ls, running global PMOs at Fortune 100 companies, leading post-acquisition and integration plans for leading investment funds and numerous corporations, and leading combat-readiness programs for the US Navy and Marine Corps. It’s a highly adaptable technique that seals the gaps and creates faster and better results. ChAMP ‘Teaches strategically’ rather than ‘replacing widely’ and ultimately produces healthier organizations. While ChAMP is used to drive change, its more holistic effect is to create a “Culture of Execution” where managers embrace getting things done.
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