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Challenges and Solutions

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Synthesizing operational complexity
Your focus on operational value creation requires synthesizing fragmented financial and legal data. Manual review often creates bottlenecks when combining these distinct reports into a cohesive buyout thesis.
How Brightwave Helps:

Brightwave correlates insights across thousands of pages instantly. Build your operational thesis faster with AI that links every finding back to the source, ensuring data integrity for complex control buyouts.

Scaling your buy-and-build strategy
Reviewing 50-200 CIMs annually strains your team's capacity to identify strategic add-ons. You risk missing critical platform expansions simply because analyst bandwidth is tied up in manual data extraction.
How Brightwave Helps:

Screen 15 targets in the time it takes to review one. Brightwave accelerates your pipeline review, allowing you to aggressively pursue buy-and-build opportunities without adding headcount.

Reducing IC memo latency
The standard 5-7 day review cycle delays decision-making and forces last-minute restructuring when new findings emerge. This lag limits the time available for debating the strategic merits of a transformation plan.
How Brightwave Helps:

Generate IC-ready memos in hours. Brightwave processes full data rooms instantly, giving you days back to refine your investment angle and operational roadmap before the committee meets.

Ensuring due diligence precision
High-stakes control deals demand zero margin for error in due diligence. Manual synthesis of 2000+ pages introduces risks of missed citations or overlooked operational red flags close to signing.
How Brightwave Helps:

Eliminate verification anxiety with sentence-level citations. Brightwave ensures every claim in your memo is hyperlinked to the original document, providing the rigor needed for upper-mid-market investments.

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Brightwave Deal Impact

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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
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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
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Phase duration:
Days 1-100
Post-Closing
HIGH IMPACT
Post-Closing Integration Planning
Operating Partners, VP
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Phase duration:
Years 1-5
Ongoing Ownership
HIGH IMPACT
Board Materials Review
Partners, Portfolio Item

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