Post-Acquisition Consulting for Construction Investments
Maximize the Value of the Construction Companies in Your Portfolio
Are your newly acquired construction companies fully aligned with your strategic objectives to maximize their potential?
Do you have a clear understanding of the operational strengths, opportunities, and cultural fit of your newly acquired companies?
Is your technology infrastructure set up to streamline integration and drive scalability for your acquisitions?
Do you have a scalable organizational structure in place to support growth and enhance profitability post-acquisition?
Ascent Consulting helps private equity firms overcome post-acquisition challenges by aligning construction companies with strategic objectives, assessing operational strengths and cultural fit, modernizing technology infrastructure, and implementing scalable organizational structures. With decades of construction expertise, Ascent equips private equity firms to transform their acquisitions into high-performing assets.
Learn how Ascent Consulting helps private equity firms maximize their construction investments.
Post-Acquisition Assessment for GCs, Subcontractors, and Residential Builders
The foundation for a seamless transition and sustainable growth runs through Ascent Consulting. Our post-acquisition services provide private equity firms with a partner equipped with decades of combined operational and consulting experience.
Once an acquisition is made, Ascent aligns newly acquired general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and residential construction companies with the firm’s strategic objectives. Ascent’s construction experts navigate complex operations, labor demands, and project timelines, optimizing operations and ensuring long-term profitability.
Maximize ROI with Ascent's Strategic Assessments
Ascent Consulting offers comprehensive strategic assessments tailored for private equity firms with assets in the construction industry.
Our comprehensive services provide a deep understanding of each acquired company’s operational strengths and weaknesses, cultural fit, and technology infrastructure, allowing you to make informed decisions and create a clear path forward. We collaborate closely with private equity-backed construction companies to create a customized, actionable plan that supports scalability and aligns with a firm’s broader investment goals, positioning your portfolio for long-term success and maximum return on investment.
How Ascent Helps Transform Construction Companies
Operational Assessment and Planning
Our Operational Assessment and Planning services provide construction companies with a comprehensive evaluation of their operational infrastructure to support scalable growth.
Through a structured discovery process, we identify what’s working well, uncover challenges, and outline what’s needed for improvement. This assessment includes a detailed gap analysis and a customized solutions roadmap, offering actionable insights and a clear plan to elevate performance. Our goal is to ensure that a construction company’s operations can handle future growth, improve profitability, and sustain competitive performance in the construction industry.
Corporate Reorganization
Our Operational Assessment and Planning services provide construction companies with a comprehensive evaluation of their operational infrastructure to support scalable growth.
Through a structured discovery process, we identify what’s working well, uncover challenges, and outline what’s needed for improvement. This assessment includes a detailed gap analysis and a customized solutions roadmap, offering actionable insights and a clear plan to elevate performance. Our goal is to ensure that a construction company’s operations can handle future growth, improve profitability, and sustain competitive performance in the construction industry.
Strategic Business Planning
Ascent Consulting collaborates with construction companies to develop comprehensive strategic business. Our approach involves a series of logical and creative steps to identify and prioritize long-term business goals, effectively creating a roadmap for growth and optimization
By conducting thorough research and leveraging industry insights, our construction experts ensure that the strategic plan addresses market trends and positions the company for sustained success. Finally, our comprehensive Strategic Business Plan champions companies to outline each strategic goal and subgoal, track their progress, establish budgets, and prepare for unforeseen market changes, ultimately driving performance and profitability.
Culture Assessments
Ascent conducts in-depth culture assessments to ensure the acquired construction company’s values and behaviors align with a firm’s objectives. By understanding the organizational culture, we help identify potential strengths and areas for improvement, reducing the risk of conflicts and supporting a smooth integration. This alignment helps unify leadership and employees, fostering a collaborative environment for future success.
Technology & Infrastructure Analysis
Ascent’s construction tech experts work with private equity firms to perform a thorough technology and infrastructure analysis for newly acquired companies. Our assessment identifies gaps and inefficiencies in a construction company’s technology stack and IT infrastructure, ensuring that improvements can be made for seamless integration and enhanced operational efficiency.
ERP Evaluation, Selection, Pricing, and Implementation
Our construction experts specialize in guiding construction companies through the comprehensive process of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system evaluation, selection, pricing, and implementation.
Our approach begins with a thorough assessment of a construction company’s current processes, procedures, and personnel to understand your unique operational needs. We then collaborate to identify and evaluate ERP solutions that unify functions such as estimating, accounting, project management, and field activities.
Our services help determine desired software functionalities, research potential solutions, guide demonstration evaluations, perform cost analyses, assist in final selection, and negotiate pricing with vendors. During implementation, we work alongside your team, leading training sessions and assisting with the integration of the new system into daily operations.
Ascent Consulting Assists Private Equity Throughout the Investment Lifecycle
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Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence
Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence
We provide comprehensive pre-acquisition consulting services, including existing business operational analysis, market research, growth potential, and valuation assessments to ensure you make informed and strategic investment decisions in the construction sector.
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Growth & Scale Strategies
Growth & Scale Strategies
We help portfolio companies achieve operational excellence by optimizing processes and workflows, boosting productivity, designing scalable infrastructure, and increasing EBITDA while decreasing risks.