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10 private equity consultants
These ten private equity consultants advise private equity firms and their portfolio companies, at consulting firms or as independent advisors. Readers can learn how outside advisors approach commercial and operational due diligence, 100-day plans and value creation programs for PE-backed companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Cesare Gussago
LinkedInExperience: Senior Advisor Value Creation & Due Diligence for Private Equity & Infrastructure · Independent Consultant
Senior Advisor Value Creation & Due Diligence for Private Equity & Infrastructure as an independent consultant since 2025, where the profile says he provides independent advisory services to private equity firms, infrastructure investors and corporate leadership teams focused on maximizing asset value. Former roles include Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal (2024–2025) and Partner- EY Transaction Advisory Services at EY (2019–2024).
Daniel Mueller
LinkedInExperience: C-Level Value Creation and Due Diligence Advisory (Private Equity) · Endava Private Equity Group
C-Level Value Creation and Due Diligence Advisory (Private Equity) at Endava Private Equity Group since 2018, where the profile says he delivers buy-side and sell-side due diligence for private equity investors, advises portfolio companies on value creation, transformation and performance improvement, and supports post-deal execution. He has also been Partner at Cogneum Limited since 2014.
Etienne Imperatori
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Value Creation M&A Ops Integration & Separation · KPMG France
Partner, Value Creation M&A Ops Integration & Separation at KPMG France since 2024, after serving as Director, Integration & Separation M&A Ops Value Creation at KPMG France (2022–2024). The profile says he is the partner in charge of value creation services, providing pre- and post-deal work to private equity clients and corporates, including operational due diligence, and lists Directeur at FRANS BONHOMME (2018–2022).
Fredrik Berglund
LinkedInExperience: Partner, Private Equity and Principal Investors Strategy and Strategic Operations · Kearney
Partner, Private Equity and Principal Investors Strategy and Strategic Operations at Kearney since 2023, where the profile says he advises Nordic and international private equity firms; his headline cites private equity, M&A and portfolio value creation. He was previously Principal, Private Equity and Principal Investors Strategy and Strategic Operations at Kearney (2021–2023).
Gareth Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Private Equity Value Creation · Independent Consultant
Private Equity Value Creation as an independent consultant since 2015. The profile describes value creation and performance improvement work, including large-scale strategic and operational transformation programmes, both as a consultant and within industry, and lists Value Creation Senior Director at Palatine (2017–2022) and Strategy Consultant at McKinsey & Company (2012–2015).
Holly Croxton
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Value Creation Lead · Palladium Digital
Senior Director, Value Creation Lead at Palladium Digital since 2024, after serving as Director, Value Creation Lead (2022–2024). The profile says she leads the value creation teams and works with private equity firms and their portfolios on digital ambitions, including designing and managing digital transformation programmes and integrating acquisitions. It also lists Manager - Customer & Digital at KPMG (2015–2017).
Kit Lisle
LinkedInExperience: Fractional Operating Partner, Value Creation · 5FT View Consulting, LLC
Fractional Operating Partner, Value Creation at 5FT View Consulting, LLC since 2026 and Founder at Acclaro Growth Partners since 2000. The profile says he works with lower middle market private equity groups investing in first-time PE-backed portfolio companies, with some work beginning in diligence or the first 100 days, and that he serves as an advisor on value creation and alignment.
Matteo Marzo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Consultant PE Practice · Fortlane Partners
Senior Consultant PE Practice at Fortlane Partners since 2026; the profile also lists Consultant PE Practice (from 2024) and Associate Consultant PE Practice (2023–2024) there. It says he advises private equity investors and corporate clients on buy-side and sell-side strategic due diligence, business plan development and value creation initiatives, across over 30 private equity consulting projects.
Mehul Maroo
LinkedInExperience: Private Equity Portfolio Company Value Creation and Due Diligence · Oliver Wyman
Private Equity Portfolio Company Value Creation and Due Diligence at Oliver Wyman since 2025, after holding the same title at Kearney (2019–2024). The profile describes work with PE portfolio companies on value creation and due diligence, and lists Private Equity Operating Partner at Aditya Birla Private Equity (2008–2018) and Private Equity - Senior Manager at Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy (2006–2008).
Simon Oertel
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · Alvarez & Marsal
Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal since 2025; the profile says he works in the firm's Private Equity Performance Improvement practice and advises private equity clients across the transaction life cycle, from operational, commercial and carve-out due diligence before a deal to value creation work after it. He was previously Partner at EY-Parthenon (2021–2025) and Principal Associate Partner at Oliver Wyman (2008–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Decide whether you need pre-deal diligence support or post-deal value creation help, and choose someone whose current role centers on that stage. Match their sector and deal-size experience to your target, and ask which parts of past engagements they led personally.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What separates a commercial due diligence that changes an investment committee's view from one that only confirms the thesis?
- 02How do you build a 100-day plan for a newly acquired portfolio company, and what belongs in the first month?
- 03Which value creation levers usually pay back fastest in a mid-market buyout, and how do you track them?
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