Transforming complex data environments post merger
Sparkfish helps private equity firms engaging in rollups and other M+A activities to integrate disparate data platforms, consolidate ERPs, and simplify financial and BI reporting to enable better decision making and drive future growth
Trusted by PE operating managers, IT and finance leaders
Increase operational efficiency
Consolidate business units and streamline data, systems, and processes.
Get real-time access to all of your data
so you can act on the insights and make better decisions.
Ensure business continuity
and focus on future growth moves.
If your data environment is overly complex, your data flow is probably more like a trickle.
And it's costing you.
You’re unable to consolidate disparate data systems, use the insights to make decisions, or execute on strategic initiatives to ensure business continuity and rapid ROI.
You’re unable to understand customer behavior or optimize product offerings to enhance user satisfaction.
Your operations are inefficient because systems aren’t standardized, and processes are mostly manual.
You can’t organize business processes or units because of incompatible data and systems.
You’re unable to align around selecting a data platform for the next decade and beyond because you feel like your needs are too complex and there are too many options.
Simple, streamlined post-merger data integration for private equity firms
Consolidating duplicate data systems and processes—from current portfolio companies and affiliated acquisitions—in one place in the format you need for streamlined operations; accurate, on-time reporting; and assessing financial health and growth potential
is possible with our data management solutions custom built for private equity firms and portfolio companies.
Where our data expertise meets your most mission-critical KPIs
We’ll help you get out of complex technology and unreliable systems and into right-size technology, processes, and people that just work.
Improve Data Cost Efficiency
by eliminating duplicate systems and processes
✓ Simplify your organization’s core systems with data process re-engineering
✓ Reduce redundancy and manual processes, leading to simpler, faster, and less expensive data processes
✓ Reduce cost with fewer data pipelines and fewer data engineers to staff
Simplify Data Platform Selection
We’ll help you navigate the complex data ecosystem to choose the best off-the-shelf data products for your organization.
✓ Lean on the knowledge and experience of our data engineers, who have worked with all the major platforms and know what works best for your situation.
✓ Streamline your organization’s evolution with a modern data stack fully equipped to support legacy migrations and today’s data challenges with ease.
✓ Benefit from the right technologies, that are both reliable and extensively tested in enterprise environments.
Get Expert Guidance from a Trusted Data Partner
We operate as an extension of your organization’s team by bringing our experience on similar projects to help solve your operational challenges with expert guidance.
We bridge the understanding of what your business is trying to solve with the technical expertise and experience to get the job done.
Operationalize your Insights
with reporting and analytics projects that provide granularity and transparency.
✓ Remove the blind spots and enable your leadership to make better strategic decisions
✓ Re-prioritize what’s important to advancing your company’s growth and equip each business unit to maximize its operations
✓ Take all of your data, analyze and monitor it for truly granular, actionable insights that improve product development and elevate your marketing and customer experience.
Seamlessly Integrate your Data
Our solutions focus on integrating disparate data sources into a unified architecture, enabling your organization to overcome the challenges of siloed data systems.
We specialize in creating a single source of truth, facilitating accurate and timely decision-making, and streamlining operations by eliminating duplication and manual processes triggered by an overly complex landscape of legacy systems that has grown unchecked over many years.
"We needed help with data infrastructure and data analytics.
Sparkfish is helping us set up the data infrastructure for portfolio companies in different industries and at different stages of their data maturing, as well as build reporting tools to facilitate data-driven decision-making ... on 10-20 different projects."
– Adam Nahari, Head of data science and analytics, Berkshire Partners
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"Thank you so much for all that you've done to help us mature our data practices here at NCS — you and the team have been fantastic partners."
– Barrett Toland, Chief Information Officer, National Carwash Solutions
Private Equity Solutions
Data Management & Warehousing
- In-place data model realignment, master data management
- Data platform selection, expert data consulting services, and tailored M&A solutions
- Strategic guidance on platform selection and implementation, ensuring seamless integration and adoption of advanced analytics tools
Business Process Improvement
- Return on ad spend, customer acquisition cost, customer lifetime value, social media performance
- Sales by billing location, daily flash, average order value, sales by staff at register
- Segmentation analysis, cohort analysis, cross-sell report, upsell report
- Data readiness assessment and planning, data strategy, data process re-engineering
Portfolio Company Solutions
Let us help your portfolio companies meet their monthly and quarterly reporting and KPI requirements. We’ll work with their data sources to implement custom data platform solutions as well as generate the reports. They can focus on running their core business, and you can focus on the growth and profitability of their business, knowing they’re hitting the right metrics and reports will be on time and accurate.
Case Study: Private Equity
We worked with a client’s portfolio company to consolidate data from multiple ERP systems of varying ages to create a streamlined reporting system, along with KPIs based on certain metrics. With the new ease of reporting along with new KPIs to measure business performance against, the portfolio company was able gain valuable insights into areas that needed improvement, in turn creating increased value for our client.
HOW IT WORKS
Hit the ground running with a solid plan.
Here’s how our process works:
Assess & Plan
We’ll analyze your data systems inventory; understand your desired outcomes, reporting requirements, and stakeholder needs; and pinpoint the gaps.
Then we’ll come up with a plan that’s customized to your inputs and outputs. We’ll share best practices for financial planning and analysis, set baseline metrics and KPIs for your portfolio companies, and ultimately map out a platform that gets you to ROI faster.
Build & Launch
Your team of data experts will deliver value from day one. Our focus on small implementations and continuous improvement ensures your long-term success, whatever that looks like for you.
We’ll generate reports, synchronize data, automate processes, and ultimately build and launch a mature data platform for your firm.
Access & Automate
Now that you have a data platform with automated systems and the right technology, people, and processes in place, you can realize your data’s potential.
Access data on time, unlock insights for better decision making and reporting, and improve profitability. Be free to do what you do best, knowing you have expert support whenever you need it.
FAQ
Sparkfish employs a comprehensive approach to quantify the impact of data silos and system fragmentation:
– We conduct a thorough assessment of obvious inefficiencies like duplicate processes and increased operational costs.
– We analyze hidden money pits such as missed cross-selling opportunities and inaccurate forecasting.
– Our team uses advanced metrics to evaluate customer satisfaction impact and revenue synergy losses.
– We perform a detailed cost synergy assessment to reveal potential savings from integrated systems.
– We provide a clear picture of how fragmented systems hinder strategic initiatives, quantifying the opportunity costs of delayed integration.
This multi-faceted analysis allows organizations to build a compelling business case for integration initiatives and prioritize efforts effectively.
Sparkfish employs a structured framework for prioritizing integration initiatives:
– We start by assessing each initiative’s business impact versus implementation effort, plotting them on an Impact-Effort Matrix.
– We identify both quick wins for immediate benefits and long-term value drivers for sustained advantage.
– Our team conducts a thorough risk-reward assessment, calculating risk-adjusted ROI for each initiative.
– We perform stakeholder analysis and develop targeted buy-in strategies to ensure support for prioritized initiatives.
– Finally, we create a phased integration roadmap that balances short-term gains with long-term strategic goals.
This approach ensures that integration efforts are strategically aligned, operationally feasible, and positioned to deliver maximum ROI.
Sparkfish tackles technical challenges in system unification through several key strategies:
– We employ advanced data mapping and reconciliation techniques.
– Our team selects the right integration architecture for each specific need, moving beyond one-size-fits-all solutions.
– We implement robust data security and compliance measures throughout the integration process.
– For managing legacy systems, we use techniques like API wrapping and data virtualization to improve integration capabilities.
– We leverage cloud technologies and serverless architectures for faster, more scalable integrations.
– We implement lightweight, modern approaches to Master Data Management that complement existing data flows.
This tailored, best-of-breed approach allows for faster, more cost-effective, and flexible integrations.
Sparkfish employs several strategies to foster a data-centric culture:
– We establish cross-functional data teams and collaborative data platforms to break down silos.
– Our team helps implement comprehensive data governance frameworks with clear data ownership and policies.
– We develop tiered data education programs to enhance data literacy across the organization.
– We assist in creating hubs tasked with data management and stewardship to drive innovation and best practices.
– We help align incentives with data-driven decision making, including incorporating data usage into performance metrics.
– We support implementation of data competency programs to ensure that all key staff are brought to a level of sophistication to excel at being data-driven.
These strategies ensure that the technical investments in data infrastructure translate into tangible business value and sustained competitive advantage.
Sparkfish’s approach to post-M&A data integration is distinguished by several key factors:
– We have deep expertise in complex data environments and legacy system landscapes, particularly in M&A scenarios.
– Our methodology focuses on quantifying and realizing the value of data integration, providing clear ROI metrics.
– We specialize in cutting-edge data technologies while avoiding platforms that are hard to support or staff.
– Our solutions emphasize building data-centric cultures that sustain long-term success beyond technical implementation.
– We offer a comprehensive suite of services from strategy development to ongoing optimization and support.
– Our approach is characterized by pragmatism, flexibility, and collaboration, tailoring solutions to each client’s unique context.
– We have a strong track record of guiding organizations through post-M&A integration, consistently exceeding expectations.
This combination of technical expertise, strategic insight, and cultural focus enables Sparkfish to transform integration challenges into powerful competitive advantages for our clients.
See our other custom data management solutions in:
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Stop battling complex technology, manual processes, and unreliable systems to access your own data.
Talk to a Sparkfish data expert today, and find out how you can start accessing and using your data for accurate and on-time reporting, real-time analysis, and better decisions that improve profitability.
