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Challenges and Solutions

We Know What Keeps You Up at Night

Synthesizing complex diligence streams
Integrating financial, legal, and operational findings into a cohesive narrative consumes valuable time. Your team often spends days manually bridging data gaps across thousands of pages of diverse reports.
How Brightwave Helps:

Brightwave synthesizes diverse data room documents instantly. You receive comprehensive analysis with sentence-level citations, linking every operational insight directly back to the source material.

Screening high-volume deal flow
Evaluating hundreds of CIMs annually creates a bottleneck for your investment professionals. Valuable add-on opportunities for your buy-and-build strategy risk being overlooked due to manual bandwidth constraints.
How Brightwave Helps:

Process 15 deals in the time it usually takes to review one. Our AI analyzes CIMs 25x faster, allowing your team to identify high-potential targets and operational value drivers immediately.

Shortening investment memo cycles
Drafting investment memos often requires 5-7 days of iterative review, delaying critical decisions. Last-minute structural changes close to deadlines can derail your committee preparation and focus.
How Brightwave Helps:

Generate IC-ready memos in hours, not days. Start your review process with a structured, citation-backed draft, allowing you to focus on strategic judgment rather than document compilation.

Mitigating late-stage diligence risks
Discovering critical operational or financial risks late in the process forces rapid, stressful memo restructuring. This reactive approach threatens the quality and depth of your investment thesis.
How Brightwave Helps:

Surface critical insights and risks instantly upon data room upload. You can address potential red flags early, ensuring your final investment recommendation is robust, defensible, and data-driven.

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Brightwave Deal Impact

Click on any activity to see detailed time savings and how Brightwave accelerates your deal process.
Critical Impact (Significant Time Savings)
High Impact (Moderate Time Savings)
01
Phase duration:
Weeks 1-4
Sourcing & Initial Review
CRITICAL IMPACT
CIM Analysis
Associates, Analysts
HIGH IMPACT
Market Research
Associates, Senior Associates
HIGH IMPACT
Management Presentation Prep
Associates, VPs
02
Phase duration:
Weeks 7-14
Due Diligence
CRITICAL IMPACT
Data Room Review
Associates, Analysts
CRITICAL IMPACT
Customer/Vendor Contract Analysis
Associates, Legal Team
HIGH IMPACT
Reference Call Summaries
Associates, Senior Associates
HIGH IMPACT
DD Report Synthesis
VPs, Senior Associates
03
Phase duration:
Weeks 10-16
Financing & Documentation
HIGH IMPACT
Lender Presentation Materials
Associates, VPs
CRITICAL IMPACT
IC Memo Drafting
VPs, Principal
CRITICAL IMPACT
Legal Document Review
VPs, Legal Team
04
Phase duration:
Days 1-100
Post-Closing
HIGH IMPACT
Post-Closing Integration Planning
Operating Partners, VP
05
Phase duration:
Years 1-5
Ongoing Ownership
HIGH IMPACT
Board Materials Review
Partners, Portfolio Item

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