Management Due Diligence is only as good as the people who do it

So it pays to use experts like us

The Quinn Partnership is a leading provider of Management Due Diligence and Human Capital Planning Services. We have carried out due diligence on over 450 management teams on behalf of Private Equity houses and banks with a cumulative deal value of over £4.5 billion. Our clients include major banks such as Barclays and Lloyds TSB as well as private equity houses such as Inflexion (British Private Equity Awards, House of the Year and joint Fundraising of the Year 2011), ECI Partners (UK firm of the year in the Private Equity International 2011 Awards), Gresham, Finance Wales, YFM and Phoenix to name just a few.

Why use The Quinn Partnership?

At The Quinn Partnership we have an unrivalled understanding of how management teams contribute to the success or failure of businesses, born out over 13 years of providing Management Due Diligence to Private Equity Houses and other financial institutions. We can see and articulate how management capabilities impact upon the performance of the business now and in the future. We are very familiar with the value drivers in differing industry sectors and we have an unrivalled understanding of the skills mix, capabilities and cultural fit requirements needed for a management team to really excel. Most importantly, if required, can support management through a range of services encompassing team coaching, individual development planning, and senior appointment selection through our Hindsight and Human Capital Planning services.

In your existing business – we can be your independent view and sounding board providing a highly professional, insightful and frank assessment of how the key executives are performing whilst helping them to overcome any areas where skills, experience or confidence are lacking. We can then provide ongoing independent business support as a source of expertise and business counsel to the Chairman, CEO and Management team.

We appreciate that the point at which investors make most of their money is when they exit the business. Consequently our focus is not just on how management is performing now but also on setting up the management team for success in achieving the exit requirements.

In businesses where you are seeking to invest or acquire – we can provide a detailed assessment of the management team to establish their competence, credibility and capability. In addition we can provide you with an informed view of the likely substance of the business projections together with an assessment of the viability and appetite of the management team to reach stretch targets.

How we work

We believe in starting with the end in mind so we seek to clearly understand “what success looks like” and work with the equity investors and the management team in achieving that objective. We work in small teams and position ourselves as a resource focused on helping the management team to excel in all areas. This enables equity investors to make informed decisions about how best to support and improve the quality of the management team. Therefore we share our skills and experience with the management team to boost areas of weakness or unfamiliarity. We only employ extremely experienced consultants who specialise in working with management teams running companies that either seek equity investment or already have equity investors. These companies are typically seeking to grow rapidly and sustainably. This places particular stresses on the management teams who often have to adapt quickly to change. The Quinn Partnership are aware of these pressures and are uniquely positioned to help because they have a vast pool of experience and insight that they can call on.

Our expertise has been widely recognised by our industry as we have won Management Due Diligence provider of the year at the prestigious ACQ Finance Awards three years consecutively 2008 – 2011 and we were also awarded Niche Advisor of the Year in 2010 so please give us a call to see how we might help you.

To find out how we can help you call Paul Quinn or Mike Stiles on 0161-924-2280.