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How Capvis automates their deal sourcing efforts using Gain.pro
How Capvis automates their deal sourcing efforts using Gain.pro
How Capvis automates their deal sourcing efforts using Gain.pro
Enhancing market visibility with technology
Enhancing market visibility with technology
Enhancing market visibility with technology
Capvis is a leading private equity firm based in Switzerland with total invested capital exceeding €4b. Over the past 30 years, they have built a strong reputation across Europe for creating regional and global champions by providing their portfolio companies with new strategies and growth opportunities. As such, they are not just buying businesses, but continuing legacies.
Capvis is a leading private equity firm based in Switzerland with total invested capital exceeding €4b. Over the past 30 years, they have built a strong reputation across Europe for creating regional and global champions by providing their portfolio companies with new strategies and growth opportunities. As such, they are not just buying businesses, but continuing legacies.
Capvis is a leading private equity firm based in Switzerland with total invested capital exceeding €4b. Over the past 30 years, they have built a strong reputation across Europe for creating regional and global champions by providing their portfolio companies with new strategies and growth opportunities. As such, they are not just buying businesses, but continuing legacies.
With their keen focus on midmarket champions, Capvis needed to gain full visibility on their investment pool in order to remain competitive. This, paired with their ambition to be at the forefront of technology internally, led them to seek out a private market intelligence platform that would create efficiency in the workflows and improve their research and deal sourcing activities.
With their keen focus on midmarket champions, Capvis needed to gain full visibility on their investment pool in order to remain competitive. This, paired with their ambition to be at the forefront of technology internally, led them to seek out a private market intelligence platform that would create efficiency in the workflows and improve their research and deal sourcing activities.
With their keen focus on midmarket champions, Capvis needed to gain full visibility on their investment pool in order to remain competitive. This, paired with their ambition to be at the forefront of technology internally, led them to seek out a private market intelligence platform that would create efficiency in the workflows and improve their research and deal sourcing activities.
They had used data providers in the past, but none were specifically tailored to the needs of private equity firms. What they needed was a solution that offered:
They had used data providers in the past, but none were specifically tailored to the needs of private equity firms. What they needed was a solution that offered:
They had used data providers in the past, but none were specifically tailored to the needs of private equity firms. What they needed was a solution that offered:
Quality-assured information and data
Visibility on private companies within their investment scope
The ability to easily track and analyze companies
A user-friendly platform that could seamlessly integrate into their workflow
With this in mind, Gain.pro was the ideal solution for their team.
With this in mind, Gain.pro was the ideal solution for their team.
With this in mind, Gain.pro was the ideal solution for their team.
“Gain.pro makes life easy for us because you have quite a lot of validated information from different sources combined in one, easily comprehensible view.”
Julian Popov
Investment Team
“Gain.pro makes life easy for us because you have quite a lot of validated information from different sources combined in one, easily comprehensible view.”
Julian Popov
Investment Team
The top choice for private equity intelligence
The top choice for private equity intelligence
The top choice for private equity intelligence
For Capvis, there were a number of features that made Gain.pro the winning solution. One of the first things that stood out to them was the ease of use of the platform. Gain.pro’s interface is designed with private equity investors in mind, so all relevant information on the private market is presented for you to be able to develop a complete view at a glance. This saves the Capvis team time and move more quickly when evaluating potential investment opportunities, freeing up time to move onto next steps, faster.
For Capvis, there were a number of features that made Gain.pro the winning solution. One of the first things that stood out to them was the ease of use of the platform. Gain.pro’s interface is designed with private equity investors in mind, so all relevant information on the private market is presented for you to be able to develop a complete view at a glance. This saves the Capvis team time and move more quickly when evaluating potential investment opportunities, freeing up time to move onto next steps, faster.
For Capvis, there were a number of features that made Gain.pro the winning solution. One of the first things that stood out to them was the ease of use of the platform. Gain.pro’s interface is designed with private equity investors in mind, so all relevant information on the private market is presented for you to be able to develop a complete view at a glance. This saves the Capvis team time and move more quickly when evaluating potential investment opportunities, freeing up time to move onto next steps, faster.
What makes Gain.pro ideal for private equity use cases is the fact that our data and information is quality assured and sourced from reliable providers. When comparing our platform to other solutions, Julian Popov notes
What makes Gain.pro ideal for private equity use cases is the fact that our data and information is quality assured and sourced from reliable providers. When comparing our platform to other solutions, Julian Popov notes
What makes Gain.pro ideal for private equity use cases is the fact that our data and information is quality assured and sourced from reliable providers. When comparing our platform to other solutions, Julian Popov notes
“the output that Gain.pro generates has undergone a quality assurance process. The gathering and compiling of data from other platforms is nice, but it’s not comparable to the sheer amount of time that Gain.pro has put into their profiles and reports."
Julian Popov
Not only do we pass our information and data by 3 professionals prior to uploading it, but we also list all sources on the app to make our research completely transparent.
Not only do we pass our information and data by 3 professionals prior to uploading it, but we also list all sources on the app to make our research completely transparent.
Not only do we pass our information and data by 3 professionals prior to uploading it, but we also list all sources on the app to make our research completely transparent.
Creating efficiency in research and deal sourcing
Creating efficiency in research and deal sourcing
Creating efficiency in research and deal sourcing
Capvis uses Gain.pro for several use-cases internally to increase efficiency in their workflows. First of all, they appreciate the platform’s capabilities to perform analysis with this data directly on the app. Through our market reports, for instance, they can better understand key trends and areas for growth, as well as undergo competitive analysis for similar companies.
Capvis uses Gain.pro for several use-cases internally to increase efficiency in their workflows. First of all, they appreciate the platform’s capabilities to perform analysis with this data directly on the app. Through our market reports, for instance, they can better understand key trends and areas for growth, as well as undergo competitive analysis for similar companies.
Capvis uses Gain.pro for several use-cases internally to increase efficiency in their workflows. First of all, they appreciate the platform’s capabilities to perform analysis with this data directly on the app. Through our market reports, for instance, they can better understand key trends and areas for growth, as well as undergo competitive analysis for similar companies.
“If we want to better understand a specific target, let's say parallels with other companies or industry related information, we look to Gain.pro. And with an ever increasing number of companies that are covered on the platform, you can do even more complicated analysis.”
Julian Popov
“If we want to better understand a specific target, let's say parallels with other companies or industry related information, we look to Gain.pro. And with an ever increasing number of companies that are covered on the platform, you can do even more complicated analysis.”
Julian Popov
“If we want to better understand a specific target, let's say parallels with other companies or industry related information, we look to Gain.pro. And with an ever increasing number of companies that are covered on the platform, you can do even more complicated analysis.”
Julian Popov
For Capvis, Gain.pro also acts as an entry point for their own research. Once they identify a company that’s of interest to them they follow our listed sources. This allows them to launch into their own research with relative ease, giving them more time to develop thoughts and winning angles from their findings.
For Capvis, Gain.pro also acts as an entry point for their own research. Once they identify a company that’s of interest to them they follow our listed sources. This allows them to launch into their own research with relative ease, giving them more time to develop thoughts and winning angles from their findings.
For Capvis, Gain.pro also acts as an entry point for their own research. Once they identify a company that’s of interest to them they follow our listed sources. This allows them to launch into their own research with relative ease, giving them more time to develop thoughts and winning angles from their findings.
“Gain.pro is the first step if you want to look for primary research because you not only have these summaries, but you also have all the information sources. If I want to start researching something new, my first entry point is Gain.pro, and from there, I develop my view. I do this because it saves me a lot of time doing basically the same research. This way you have it instantly.”
Julian Popov
See what Gain.pro can do for you and your team
See what Gain.pro can do for you and your team
See what Gain.pro can do for you and your team
Benefits from leveraging Gain.pro
Benefits from leveraging Gain.pro
Benefits from leveraging Gain.pro
Since procuring Gain.pro, Capvis has reaped significant benefits within their team. First and foremost, they increased their efficiency when evaluating potential investment opportunities. As Gain.pro provided them with all relevant information on companies, they could quickly answer their “day-one” questions for faster (dis)qualification.
Since procuring Gain.pro, Capvis has reaped significant benefits within their team. First and foremost, they increased their efficiency when evaluating potential investment opportunities. As Gain.pro provided them with all relevant information on companies, they could quickly answer their “day-one” questions for faster (dis)qualification.
Since procuring Gain.pro, Capvis has reaped significant benefits within their team. First and foremost, they increased their efficiency when evaluating potential investment opportunities. As Gain.pro provided them with all relevant information on companies, they could quickly answer their “day-one” questions for faster (dis)qualification.
“Before we were constrained by the sheer time of the day. And now, we can look at, for instance, 20 companies in an hour and understand them quite well. And from the 20 companies, we can then decide on which ones are most interesting, and that’s what I focus on going forward. So Gain.pro is super relevant for this type of decision-making process.”
Julian Popov
As such, Gain.pro has saved them countless hours of manual work. “I think that the biggest benefit is really that you save time for more relevant work,” says Julian Popov. Now they can leverage their own team now that they are not stuck doing so much administrative and handy work.
Overall, Julian Popov says that “the return on investment from procuring Gain.pro is high enough that there was never a discussion on whether or not we prolong the license. The time savings is enormous.”
As such, Gain.pro has saved them countless hours of manual work. “I think that the biggest benefit is really that you save time for more relevant work,” says Julian Popov. Now they can leverage their own team now that they are not stuck doing so much administrative and handy work.
Overall, Julian Popov says that “the return on investment from procuring Gain.pro is high enough that there was never a discussion on whether or not we prolong the license. The time savings is enormous.”
As such, Gain.pro has saved them countless hours of manual work. “I think that the biggest benefit is really that you save time for more relevant work,” says Julian Popov. Now they can leverage their own team now that they are not stuck doing so much administrative and handy work.
Overall, Julian Popov says that “the return on investment from procuring Gain.pro is high enough that there was never a discussion on whether or not we prolong the license. The time savings is enormous.”
Supporting Capvis AG in their ongoing success
Supporting Capvis AG in their ongoing success
Supporting Capvis AG in their ongoing success
Using Gain.pro since the spring of 2020 means that the platform is fully integrated into their workflow, with virtually the whole team leveraging it in their day-to-day operations.
In order to maximize their success with the platform, we have a dedicated customer success manager who facilitates all their company profile requests if there is ever a situation in which we don’t profile a company that they need to research.
Using Gain.pro since the spring of 2020 means that the platform is fully integrated into their workflow, with virtually the whole team leveraging it in their day-to-day operations.
In order to maximize their success with the platform, we have a dedicated customer success manager who facilitates all their company profile requests if there is ever a situation in which we don’t profile a company that they need to research.
Using Gain.pro since the spring of 2020 means that the platform is fully integrated into their workflow, with virtually the whole team leveraging it in their day-to-day operations.
In order to maximize their success with the platform, we have a dedicated customer success manager who facilitates all their company profile requests if there is ever a situation in which we don’t profile a company that they need to research.
“The service on providing new profiles within a couple of business days is a huge uplift in terms of value for us.”
Julian Popov
“The service on providing new profiles within a couple of business days is a huge uplift in terms of value for us.”
Julian Popov
Overall, Gain.pro is a critical part of Capvis’ research and deal sourcing efforts that help make them one of the most successful private equity firms in Europe.
Overall, Gain.pro is a critical part of Capvis’ research and deal sourcing efforts that help make them one of the most successful private equity firms in Europe.
Overall, Gain.pro is a critical part of Capvis’ research and deal sourcing efforts that help make them one of the most successful private equity firms in Europe.
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