For leadership teams
Decide where to invest, where margins can improve and how to deliver a strategy while the business keeps trading.
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Transformational value creation, delivered
Strategy consulting for the mid-market and private equity
Across Australia and New Zealand, we help leadership teams choose where to grow and investors test acquisitions and plan the first 100 days.
What defines us
The principals who present the findings to the board also lead the analysis and attend meetings with management.
We help investors test the case for an acquisition and work with management on the priorities for the first 100 days of ownership.
Dan Dempsey served as interim CEO of Tradelink and Onsite Equipment Rental. As a director and shareholder of Ezidebit, he oversaw its sale.
We use our own AI agents for research and analysis. The principal leading the work checks the evidence and takes responsibility for the recommendation.
For private equity investors
Test the case for an acquisition, agree the first 100 days with management and track the value realised during ownership.
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Why clients choose Zenith
Experienced senior consultants
Our team combines extensive strategy consulting experience as former partners at leading international firms with strong commercial experience from investing in and running companies.
Mid-market and private equity specialists
Most of our work is for private equity firms and mid-market businesses, where we have extensive experience delivering transformational value creation.
Focus on financial results
Our clients typically see a return of 40 – 100x our consulting fees.
AI-supported research and analysis
Our extensive library of proprietary AI agents, trained on our value creation strategies and analytical approaches, allows us to deliver work substantially faster.
Our services
Strategy and value creation services
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Overview
AI strategy and workflow automation
We assess where AI changes the economics of an industry. Leadership teams can then choose a pilot and compare its costs and benefits before funding wider use.
01Complimentary AI DiagnosticA 30-minute first call followed by a separate findings discussion02AI Strategy AssessmentProfit pools, sources of advantage, systems and data03AI Value Creation PlanWorkflow redesign, pilot costs and expected financial benefits04Delivery and Zenith LabsPilots within weeks, and bespoke AI agents where justified05AI Readiness for InvestorsAI exposure and opportunity in private equity targets
Overview
Growth strategy and capital allocation
We assess customers, competitors and the economics of each market so a board can decide where to invest and which opportunities to pass up.
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Due diligence and integration within the deal timetable
We test the assumptions behind an acquisition and work with management on the first 100 days, integration and the benefits expected after completion.
01Commercial due diligenceFor acquirers and sponsors02Technical due diligenceTechnology investment, security and delivery risks03Vendor due diligenceMarket evidence supporting the sale04100 day planningPriorities for the first 100 days of ownership05M&A advisoryTarget screening through to completion06M&A integration supportSynergy delivery and operating model
Overview
Improved margins and cash flow
We identify where costs can be removed or prices improved, and check the effect on cash, margin and customer demand.
Overview
Faster results with greater financial impact
We help managers lead each initiative, resolve delays across teams and check whether the savings or additional revenue appear in the accounts.
Overview
Evidence on markets, customers and competitors
Primary and secondary research designed around a specific decision, from expert interviews and surveys through to industry screening and company research.
Publications
Our writing on strategy and value creation.
Our reports set out the methods we use in strategy reviews, AI pilots, pricing and cost programs. Each includes tools or examples a management team can use.
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Latest articles
Short reads on the decisions covered in our reports.
The team
Senior principals with PE and operating experience.
Our principals have held senior roles in strategy consulting and private equity. They have served as interim chief executives of private equity-backed businesses and invested in early-stage companies.
Starting a conversation
Schedule a call.
Discuss a growth plan, an acquisition or a performance challenge with a principal. We’ll explain how we could help and what the work would involve.