In our corporate strategy group, we work in four broad areas:
Corporate and Business Unit Strategy Competitive strategy at the corporate and business unit levels is a top priority for CEOs and forms the core of our work. New challenges have emerged over time — rising global competition, changing consumer preferences, emerging technologies — but Parthenon’s objective view based on deep analysis and business experience endures. We bring a wealth of accumulated experience and some of the most capable business strategists to our clients’ most important opportunities. We help CEOs identify and understand the most critical components of their strategies, and then find the actions necessary for success.
Profit Improvement
Our profit improvement work focuses on both revenue and costs. Our work in sales force optimization often restructures the sales organization, which leads to significant and sustainable revenue increases when coupled with an intense focus on the best market opportunities. Our work in pricing strategy likewise brings immediate and sustainable improvement to revenue. Parthenon’s rigorous analytical approach and business experience help our clients to understand and manage the risks of these significant changes. By closely tailoring the recommended actions to the company’s strategy, we have substantially increased profitability for many clients.
Mergers and Acquisitions
From our firm’s earliest days, we have recognized the importance of merger and acquisition strategies. We work with our clients through all phases of an acquisition, from strategic rationale, to target screening and due diligence, deal support, and finally post-merger integration. We have helped companies successfully transact and integrate major multi-billion dollar strategic mergers and acquisitions. A significant part of our merger work involves intense analytical review of synergy opportunities, in which we work closely with our clients to capture the operator’s mindset.
Innovation and Growth The challenges of expanding an established and successful company are well known. Success with innovative growth opportunities requires the right mix of creativity and analytical rigor. We are able to blend our analytic capabilities with ideation techniques at Parthenon, helping clients formulate the best new growth strategies. In many cases, companies have completely transformed their business with our advice and support.
