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How Freshstream remains time and cost efficient with Gain.pro

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With their latest fund closing at over €760 million, Freshstream is an acclaimed mid-market private equity firm headquartered in London, England. Founded in 2015, the firm has established a strong reputation for working closely with entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses in the UK and Benelux markets. With a focus on primary deals on businesses that positively impact society, Freshstream works collaboratively with management teams and entrepreneurs to build successful, future-proof companies.

Freshstream's Search for Accurate Financial Data

Before integrating Gain.pro into their workflow, Freshstream faced significant challenges in obtaining complete and consolidated financial data for companies in their target regions.

"The issue in Belgium and the Netherlands is that the requirement to do filings for a company is not as strict or as prescriptive as it is in some other countries, like in the UK or in the US, and the intelligence platforms we were using just copied whatever the corporate filings showed which was not helpful or accurate."

Jiri Taecke

Principal at Freshstream

"The issue in Belgium and the Netherlands is that the requirement to do filings for a company is not as strict or as prescriptive as it is in some other countries, like in the UK or in the US, and the intelligence platforms we were using just copied whatever the corporate filings showed which was not helpful or accurate."

Jiri Taecke

Principal at Freshstream

"The issue in Belgium and the Netherlands is that the requirement to do filings for a company is not as strict or as prescriptive as it is in some other countries, like in the UK or in the US, and the intelligence platforms we were using just copied whatever the corporate filings showed which was not helpful or accurate."

Jiri Taecke

Principal at Freshstream

This lack of complete and consolidated information meant that Freshstream’s team would have to spend a significant amount of time piecing together data to get a clear picture of a company’s financials – time and resources they simply didn’t have with a small team.

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Access to comprehensive industry reports

One of the primary reasons why Clairfield in Belgium procured Gain.pro was for the in-depth

industry reports. Previously, their team of analysts would spend hours on market research –

looking into sectors, companies and private equity firms. But with Gain.pro, they could significantly reduce the amount of time spent on this task.

Our deep dive reports compile information and insights from reputable sources as well as interviews with c-level industry executives. This is so we can provide the most relevant information and data on topics including ESG ratings, market outlook and segmentation, just to

name a few.

Since leveraging Gain.pro’s market reports, Clairfield has been able to drastically cut down the time it takes to profile an industry and they have also gained much better visibility when mapping.

“In the private market space, Gain.pro is unparalleled in providing the intelligence we need.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

“In the private market space, Gain.pro is unparalleled in providing the intelligence we need.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

Ability to discover new companies

Another way in which Clairfield leverages Gain.pro’s industry reports is to discover companies in their focus market as well as to find similar and adjacent players in other countries. Gain.pro uses the power of generative AI to build these lists of similar and adjacent companies so they are accurate to the search query.

“On occasion, Gain.pro is able to provide us with new companies in certain markets that were not previously on our radar.”

Hans Buysse

“On occasion, Gain.pro is able to provide us with new companies in certain markets that were not previously on our radar.”

Hans Buysse

Insight into private market companies

With Gain.pro, Clairfield International in Belgium is able to quickly capture a view on the companies that interest them most.

“When I need to quickly check a company, it only takes two seconds to look it up. It’s very nice to have a comprehensive and easy to use database for research. Gain.pro centralizes everything and has a nice user interface for this.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

“When I need to quickly check a company, it only takes two seconds to look it up. It’s very nice to have a comprehensive and easy to use database for research. Gain.pro centralizes everything and has a nice user interface for this.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

To quickly understand target players, they consult Gain.pro’s company profiles which capture relevant information and data, including:

Succinct business descriptions

Business model assessments

Cleaned financials

Market positioning

They often use these profiles to easily capture a view of a company’s history. Through the ownership tab, they can find the company’s platform deal history as well as any previous acquisitions and divestments.

Whenever they need to dive into the details of a company’s financials, they make use of our export function where they can download an Excel spreadsheet that allows them to analyze the company from their own specific angles.

Trust in accurate and reliable data

For Clairfield International in Belgium, a critical requirement when procuring a private market intelligence platform was that the information and data had to be accurate and reliable.

“That is something that is very important in our industry. We cannot be making accuracy mistakes. So having the ability to cross check data is very important.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

“That is something that is very important in our industry. We cannot be making accuracy mistakes. So having the ability to cross check data is very important.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

When they found Gain.pro, there was no question that our information was the highest quality on the market. To ensure our data is always to the highest standard, we take a 6-eye approach to reviewing our work, whereby 3 investment professionals validate the information prior to it reaching the platform. We also leverage advanced technology to ensure we have the latest metrics available.

As a part of their best practices, the Clairfield team in Belgium cross checks all of their information to always deliver accurate insights for their clients. Since implementing Gain.pro, this process has gotten easier for them as we list all our sources.

“Gain.pro always provides a nice section of sources which is something I find very comforting. It is good to know that what I’m looking at – what I’m analyzing – has been gathered and is supported by the relevant sources. I can then cross check that information again myself.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

Gain.pro’s impact on Clairfield International in Belgium

Since integrating Gain.pro into their daily operations, Clairfield International in Belgium has seen significant improvements in their workflows.

“On the research side, the impact from Gain.pro is very sizable. The time it takes to do research has gone down tremendously. We are able to more easily cross check all our information and we're also able to delegate more interesting work to our interns – which I think they all appreciate. So, workflow-wise, it is very useful!”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

“On the research side, the impact from Gain.pro is very sizable. The time it takes to do research has gone down tremendously. We are able to more easily cross check all our information and we're also able to delegate more interesting work to our interns – which I think they all appreciate. So, workflow-wise, it is very useful!”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

Delegating more interesting work to their interns has had a tremendous impact on the firm as a whole. Hans Buysse notes that “the team is able to spend more time digging deeper into a number of analyses which ultimately improves our scoring in the market.”

In addition to this, they have benefited from Gain.pro in strategic discussions with clients.

“We often have meetings with prospective clients or existing clients where we provide them with market insights that are specialized and deep that you would normally not be able to capture in the given time frame. But because we have such ease of access to information with Gain.pro, we have been complimented many times about how accurate our data is.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

“We often have meetings with prospective clients or existing clients where we provide them with market insights that are specialized and deep that you would normally not be able to capture in the given time frame. But because we have such ease of access to information with Gain.pro, we have been complimented many times about how accurate our data is.”

Alexander Vangoidsenhoven

As Gain.pro evolves with greater coverage and platform functionalities, Clairfield International in Belgium further increases their efficiency and effectiveness as a team. This means they can continue providing the highest quality service to their clients and being regarded as a top player in the industry.